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skedaddle

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/skɪˈdæd^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skɪˈdædəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ski dad′l)

Inflections of 'skedaddle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

skedaddles: v 3rd person singular

skedaddling: v pres p

skedaddled: v past

skedaddled: v past p

ske•dad•dle /skɪˈdædəl/USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling, n. [Informal.]
v. [no object]

Informal Termsto run away quickly or in a hurry.

n. [countable]

Dialect Termsa hasty flight.

ske•dad•dle (ski dad′l),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling, n. [Informal.]
v.i.

Informal Termsto run away hurriedly;
flee.

Dialect Termsa hasty flight.

compare dialect, dialectal (Scots, north, northern England) skedaddle to spill, scatter, skiddle to move away quickly 1860–65, American.

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skedaddle /skɪˈdæd^əl/ informal vb

(intransitive) to run off hastily

a hasty retreat

Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown origin

'skedaddle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

skedaddler - skiddoo

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