English
get-out
An opportunity to escape from an undesirable situation, such as a legal loophole.
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Origin
Deverbal from get out.
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Lineage
- derivedEnglishget “To obtain; to acquire.”
- inheritedMiddle Englishgeten
- borrowedOld Norsegeta
- derivedHebrewגֵּט
- derivedAkkadian𒁍𒁕
- inheritedMiddle Englishgeten
Sources
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiktionary: get-out