skiddoo
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of skiddoo
First recorded in 1900–05; perhaps alteration of skedaddle
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
There is a strong temptation to say "Catch-23, please skiddoo."
From Time Magazine Archive
Oh brother, 23 skiddoo, and oh you kid!
From Time Magazine Archive
Lady turn around, turn around, turn around, Lady touch the ground, touch the ground, touch the ground; Lady show your shoe, show your shoe, show your shoe, Lady, lady, twenty-four skiddoo!
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Suppose someone should meet you in the middle of Herald Square, hand you a ring-tailed tiger, and then skiddoo.
From Shorty McCabe by F. Vaux (Francis Vaux) Wilson
They did not "hand a lemon" or "skiddoo" in those days; American slang changes as quickly as thieves' slang, and only "Gee!" and "Gee-whiz!" seem to be permanent.
From The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections by Ellen Terry
In short,' I says, 'I've been handed the office to skiddoo, and in such cases I believe in skiddooing.
From Sundry Accounts by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
