skiddoo
- interjection
- /skɪˈdu/
- Archaic
:
¡lárgate!
- When the police arrived, someone yelled skiddoo and everyone scattered.
Examples
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Just skiddoo and leave me alone!
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As soon as the argument escalated, he told his friend to "skiddoo" before things got worse.
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If you don't want trouble, you better skiddoo right now.
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Hearing the angry dog bark, the kids decided to skiddoo from the yard.
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You better skiddoo before they arrive!
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When the teacher said there would be a quiz, Sarah exclaimed, "skiddoo!" and ran out of the classroom.
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Hearing the loud sirens, they shouted, "skiddoo!" and quickly rushed out the back door.
Synonyms
35
7.0
To make a person or animal move away, for example by waving
12
8.4
To tell someone to go away right away in a rude or angry way
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9.9
Tell someone to go away immediately in a rude way
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8.9
Tell someone to go away and leave you alone
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9.9
Tell someone to go away in a rude way
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9.9
To tell someone rudely to go away and leave you alone
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9.9
Tell someone to go away and leave you alone
Tells someone angrily to go away
Angrily tell someone to go away
A rude slang phrase that tells someone to go away angrily
To tell someone to go away in a rude, angry way
To leave quickly and quietly or tell someone rudely to go away
A word shouted to tell someone to hurry up
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Skiddoo is an old American slang exclamation that likely comes from the playful phrase '23 skidoo', used long ago to tell people to get out; think of it like skedaddle or skid, which suggest moving away, so skiddoo means 'go away' or 'leave now'.