ContextWord · Ages 12-20 · In use
ditch
To skip a class or school on purpose. Also to leave someone behind or drop a plan.
Wanna ditch gym and go to Tim's?
For parents and educators
An occasional skipped class is a familiar teen move. Regular skipping, or skipping one specific class, is worth a calm talk about what is happening there.
Where it came from
Ditch and skip are long-standing North American words for skipping school.
Also heard as
ditch class, skip, skip class, skipping, cut class