di di mau

Definitions

To leave quickly, hurry away.

defective, slang

Examples

“[Viet Cong guard, to prisoner forced to play⟳ Russian roulette:] MAU! MAU! DIDI MAU!”

“And if a Vietnamese, be it man, woman, or child, refused to di di mau or tried to get⟳ away, the authorization was to go ’head and shoot⟳ ’em.”

““[…] No contact⟳ with any gooks. They just blew the bridges and di-di mau’d.” Since I knew that di-di means “go,” and that mau means “fast,” I knew that the VC had made themselves scarce.”

“"What part of "Di di Mau" don't you understand⟳, Skinner?"”

““[…]Di di mau!” which means get⟳ moving, and is not very polite. I started to turn⟳ away, then I had a good idea that would make⟳ everyone happy.”

“Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk): Oh, and point⟳ me to your best copier. / Lance (Elisha Yaffe): Best copier? / Jimmy: Yeah, best copier. C'mon, di di mau.”

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