skedaddle
[ ski-dad-l ]
/ skɪˈdæd l /
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verb (used without object), ske·dad·dled, ske·dad·dling.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
noun
a hasty flight.
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Origin of skedaddle
1860–65, Americanism; compare dial. (Scots, N England) skedaddle to spill, scatter, skiddle to move away quickly
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skedaddle
/ (skɪˈdædəl) informal /
verb
(intr) to run off hastily
noun
a hasty retreat
Word Origin for skedaddle
C19: of unknown origin
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