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- [ski-dad-l]
- /skɪˈdæd l/
- /skɪˈdæd.l̩/
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- [ski-dad-l]
- /skɪˈdæd l/
Definitions of skedaddle word
- verb without object skedaddle to run away hurriedly; flee. 1
- noun skedaddle a hasty flight. 1
- intransitive verb skedaddle leave, flee 1
- intransitive verb skedaddle If you tell someone to skedaddle, you are telling them to run away or to leave a place quickly. 0
- verb skedaddle to run off hastily 0
- noun skedaddle a hasty retreat 0
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Origin of skedaddle
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65, Americanism; compare dial. (Scots, N England) skedaddle to spill, scatter, skiddle to move away quickly
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Parts of speech for Skedaddle
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
skedaddle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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skedaddle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for skedaddle
verb skedaddle
- abscond — If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
- barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- be off — leave
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