'absquatulate' originates from American English, specifically a humorous pseudo-Latin formation combining 'ab-' meaning 'away' and 'squat' meaning 'to sit' with the suffix '-ulate'.

'absquatulate' was coined in the 19th century as a humorous term in the United States and has remained largely unchanged in modern English.

Initially, it meant 'to leave quickly,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.