skiddoo

[ ski-doo ]
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verb (used without object),skid·dooed, skid·doo·ing.Informal.
  1. to go away; get out.

Origin of skiddoo

1
First recorded in 1900–05; perhaps alteration of skedaddle

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How to use skiddoo in a sentence

  • Why don't you fire 'em bodily; tell 'em their number is 23—skiddoo!

    Empire Builders | Francis Lynde
  • In short,' I says, 'I've been handed the office to skiddoo, and in such cases I believe in skiddooing.

    Sundry Accounts | Irvin S. Cobb
  • Examples are no-siree and yes-indeedy, and the later kiddo and skiddoo.

    The American Language | Henry L. Mencken
  • Suppose someone should meet you in the middle of Herald Square, hand you a ring-tailed tiger, and then skiddoo.

    Shorty McCabe | Sewell Ford
  • They did not "hand a lemon" or "skiddoo" in those days; American slang changes as quickly as thieves' slang, and only "Gee!"

    The Story of My Life | Ellen Terry