s/n53405

Information
has gloss	(noun) an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell) French leave
has gloss	eng: French leave is "Leave of absence without permission or without announcing one's departure", including leaving a party without bidding farewell to the host. The intent behind this behaviour is to leave without disturbing the host. The phrase was born at a time when the English and French cultures were heavily interlinked.
lexicalization	eng: French leave
subclass of	(noun) the act of departing leaving, departure, going away, going

Links
similar	e/French leave