A metaphor for a situation in which someone finally gets away from an unwanted partner. Someone who has found a rebound after a breakup, may have used that rebound as a
Getaway car.
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Getaway Car is usually a vehicle that criminals use to get away after they commit a crime. To a person who wants to leave an unhappy relationship, any excuse and circumstance can be used as a
getaway car, such as pregnancy from an ex, emotional unavailability, or supposed death of a family member.
American
singer-songwriter Taylor Swift coined this version of the term on her 2017 song Getaway Car.
“You really used your
pregnancy from an ex as a Getaway Car
to leave the person you’re currently seeing?”
“You
cheated on your partner? That’s the perfect Getaway Car!!”
