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to skiddoo

9.9

To leave quickly to escape trouble

verb
/skɪˈdu/

Archaic

: largarse

He decided to skiddoo before the argument escalated.

Examples

As soon as the alarm sounded, everyone tried to skiddoo from the building.
The kids decided to skiddoo when they saw the teacher coming.
We should skiddoo before the rain starts pouring down.
Let's skiddoo!
As soon as the alarm sounded, everyone tried to skiddoo from the building.
We should skiddoo before the rain starts pouring down.
The kids decided to skiddoo when they saw the teacher approaching.

Synonyms

to skip

vsto skiddoo

Informal

147 3.7

To leave a place quickly and secretly to avoid trouble

focuses on fast leaving even when secrecy is not the motive

to run out

vsto skiddoo

78 2.0

Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something

is more about escaping trouble as the main reason for leaving

to scuttle

vsto skiddoo

31 5.5

To move quickly with short hurried steps, often to hide or escape

focuses on leaving fast mainly to avoid trouble rather than stealth

to rush off

vsto skiddoo

20 3.8

Leave suddenly because you are in a hurry

often suggests leaving specifically to avoid trouble or danger

to hightail

vsto skiddoo

Informal

18 8.3

To leave a place very quickly to escape danger or trouble

describes quick leaving but can include ordinary hurry not only escape

to hightail it

vsto skiddoo

Informal

16 8.4

To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger

is similar but may apply to general hurried leaving

to fled the scene

vsto skiddoo

11 4.4

Leave a place quickly to avoid being caught after causing or seeing trouble

is broader, covering quick departure for many reasons

to get out of Dodge

vsto skiddoo

Informal

7 9.2

Leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger

expresses the same escape idea but in a more idiomatic way

to run out of town

vsto skiddoo

5 6.6

Leave a place quickly because people are angry or you are in trouble

is the general quick departure sense without stigma or disgrace

to make tracks

vsto skiddoo

Informal

5 7.2

Leave quickly to go somewhere or to avoid trouble

is the same rapid leaving idea but with broader reasons

to high-tail

vsto skiddoo

Informal

5 8.0

To leave a place very quickly to avoid danger or trouble

covers fast departure generally, not only urgent escape

to vamoose

vsto skiddoo

Informal

3 8.8

To leave quickly to avoid trouble or questions

emphasizes leaving to escape trouble more than simple haste

to blow town

vsto skiddoo

Informal

2 9.8

To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble

focuses the same action but is more general about quick departure

to rush away

vsto skiddoo

2 2.5

Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry

adds the idea of leaving to avoid trouble rather than plain haste

to scat

vsto skiddoo

Archaic

1 9.1

Leave quickly, often because you are scared

is similar but stresses escaping trouble as the main motive

to skitter away

vsto skiddoo

1 5.8

To move quickly and lightly away, often because something scares you

is broader, meaning quick leaving not only from fright

to skidoo

vsto skiddoo

Archaic

9.1

To leave quickly to avoid trouble or attention

has identical meaning but differs as an alternate spelling form

Antonyms

to stay

∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

to linger

207 3.7

To stay in a place longer than expected because you do not want to leave

How Fast

to bolt

69 2.3

to skiddoo

Archaic

9.9

to rush off

20 3.8

to leave

∞ 1.0

to go

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

skiddoo infinitive

skiddooed past

skiddooed past participle

skidding present participle

skiddoos third person singular

Etymology

Skiddoo as a verb probably grew from the exclamation '23 skidoo' and from the idea of skid (to slide away), so to skiddoo is to 'leave quickly' or get away fast.