skiddoo

skid·doo

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ski-doo]
- /skɪˈdu/
- /skˈɪduː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ski-doo]
- /skɪˈdu/

Definitions of skiddoo word

verb without object skiddoo to go away; get out. 1
verb skiddoo to depart quickly 0
intransitive verb skiddoo to go away; leave 0

See all 3 definitions of skiddoo

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Origin of skiddoo

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; perhaps alteration of skedaddle

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Parts of speech for Skiddoo

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Skiddoo

skiddoo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

skiddoo usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for skiddoo

interj skiddoo

aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
begone — go away!

interjection skiddoo

away — If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
hightail — to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.
leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
off — so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.

All 11 Synonyms of skiddoo