skedaddle
Americanverb (used without object)
noun
verb
noun
Etymology
Origin of skedaddle
1860–65, compare dial. ( Scots, N England) skedaddle to spill, scatter, skiddle to move away quickly
Example Sentences
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But even the vague threat of personal conflict and humiliation was enough to make him skedaddle down to Mar-a-Lago when it was time to go.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023
In such a situation, taking all this in, a sane character would run, flee, skedaddle, vamoose, make tracks and call in the cops, or maybe an airstrike.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2021
He told the cars to skedaddle, which they were already going to do because their protest was about to start.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2020
My preference would have been to skedaddle behind a tree.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2020
We were always doing the skedaddle, usually in the middle of the night.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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