skiddoo

A man tells his friend to skiddoo from the workshop.

Definition

1. Verb (intransitive, informal, chiefly US):
   • To leave quickly; to depart: "skiddoo" means to go away or leave a place, often abruptly or in a hurry.
   • To get out or escape: Used as an imperative to tell someone to leave promptly.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The kids skiddooed when they heard their mother coming. (The children left quickly when they heard their mother approach.)
  • "Skiddoo!" he shouted, waving his hand to shoo the dog away. (He ordered the dog to leave immediately.)

Advanced Usage

• "to skiddoo from somewhere": to leave a specific place quickly.

  • The thieves skiddooed from the bank before the police arrived. (The thieves escaped the bank in a hurry.)

• "skiddoo out of something": to exit a situation or location abruptly.

  • She skiddooed out of the boring meeting without anyone noticing. (She left the tedious meeting stealthily.)

Variants and Related Words

• Skiddoo (noun, rare): an act of leaving or escaping.
  • He made a quick skiddoo when the argument started. (He executed a swift departure.)

Synonyms

• Scram (verb): to go away quickly (informal).
• Vamoose (verb): to leave in a hurry (slang).
• Beat it (verb phrase): to depart immediately (informal).

Phrasal Verbs

• Skiddoo off: to leave a place rapidly.
  • The party was dull, so we skiddooed off around midnight. (We departed quickly from the party.)

Related Idioms

• Skiddoo and scoot: to leave with haste (a playful, redundant phrase).
  • When the rain started, everyone skiddooed and scooted indoors. (Everyone hurried inside when it began to rain.)