Expressions used to drive away children:
| GO PLAY | 8 |
| SCRAM | 5 |
| SHOO | 5 |
| GET LOST | 4 |
| BEAT IT | 3 |
| GO AWAY | 3 |
| GO ON | 3 |
| RUN ALONG | 3 |
| SCAT | 3 |
| SCOOT | 3 |
| VAMOOSE | 3 |
| GET OUT OF HERE | 2 |
| NOT NOW | 2 |
| SKEDADDLE | 2 |
| BUZZ OFF | 1 |
| FIND YOUR MOTHER | 1 |
| GET ALONG | 1 |
| GET HOME | 1 |
| GIT | 1 |
| GIT OUT OF HERE | 1 |
| GO FIND SOMETHING TO DO | 1 |
| GO HOME NOW | 1 |
| “GO HOME NOW, PLEASE. I THINK I HEAR YOUR MAMA/DAD CALLING FOR YOU” | 1 |
| GO ON NOW | 1 |
| GO OUTSIDE | 1 |
| GO WAY | 1 |
| I’M BUSY RIGHT NOW | 1 |
| LATER | 1 |
| MAKE LIKE A TREE AND LEAVE | 1 |
| MAKE LIKE THE WIND AND BLOW | 1 |
| OUT | 1 |
| PUT AN EGG IN YOUR SHOE AND BEAT IT | 1 |
| SCOOT! GO PLAY | 1 |
| SEE IF YOU CAN FIND . . . | 1 |
| TIME TO GO HOME | 1 |
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