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

'absquatulate' was coined in the 19th century as a humorous term in the United States and eventually became the noun 'absquatulation'.

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