skedaddle

[ ski-dad-l ]
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verb (used without object),ske·dad·dled, ske·dad·dling.
  1. to run away hurriedly; flee.

noun
  1. a hasty flight.

Origin of skedaddle

1
1860–65, Americanism; compare dial. (Scots, N England) skedaddle to spill, scatter, skiddle to move away quickly

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How to use skedaddle in a sentence

  • If we got interfered with by anybody official, we meant to talk some rot about the Borough Surveyor, and skedaddle if necessary.

    The Right Stuff | Ian Hay

British Dictionary definitions for skedaddle

skedaddle

/ (skɪˈdædəl) informal /


verb
  1. (intr) to run off hastily

noun
  1. a hasty retreat

Origin of skedaddle

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C19: of unknown origin

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