skedaddle

skedaddle
Synonyms and related words:
abscond, absquatulate, back out, beat a retreat, begone, boggle, bolt, career, chicken, chicken out, clear out, cut and run, cut out, dart, dash, decamp, depart, desert, desert under fire, dog it, elope, falter, fight shy, flee, fling, fly, fugitate, funk, funk out, get cold feet, go AWOL, haste, hasten, hie, hightail, hump, hump it, hurry, hurtle, jib, jump, jump a mile, jump bail, kite, lam, levant, lose courage, make haste, make off, panic, post, powder, race, run, run away, run away from, run away with, run for it, run off, rush, scamper, scoot, scour, scram, scramble, screw, scud, scurry, scuttle, shoot, show the heels, shy, skip, skip out, slip the cable, split, stampede, start, start aside, startle, step on it, take French leave, take a powder, take flight, take off, take to flight, take wing, tear, turn tail, vamoose

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  • Skedaddle — Ske*dad dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skedaddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skedaddling}.] [Of uncertain etymology.] To betake one s self to flight, as if in a panic; to flee; to run away. [Slang, U. S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • skedaddle — to run away, 1861, American Civil War military slang, of unknown origin, perhaps connected to earlier use in northern England dialect with a meaning to spill. Liberman says it has no connection with any word of Greek, Irish, or Swedish, and it is …   Etymology dictionary

  • skedaddle — *scuttle, scurry, scamper, sprint Analogous words: flee, fly, *escape, decamp: retreat, *recede: withdraw, retire (see GO) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • skedaddle — [v] flee blow*, bolt, clear out, dart, dash, decamp, expedite, fly, fly the coop*, get a move on*, go like lightning, hasten, hightail it*, hurry, hurry up, hustle, leave, make haste, make oneself scarce*, make time*, make tracks*, move, move… …   New thesaurus

  • skedaddle — ► VERB informal ▪ depart hurriedly. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • skedaddle — [ski dad′ l] vi. skedaddled, skedaddling [popularized in military slang of Civil War period: prob. a fanciful formation] Informal to run off or away; leave in a hurry n. Informal a running or scurrying away …   English World dictionary

  • skedaddle — UK [skɪˈdæd(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms skedaddle : present tense I/you/we/they skedaddle he/she/it skedaddles present participle skedaddling past tense skedaddled past participle skedaddled very informal to leave a place quickly …   English dictionary

  • skedaddle — [ska dsedl] in. to get out; to leave in a hurry. (Folksy.) □ Go on, skedaddle! Out! □ Well, I’d better skedaddle on home …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Skedaddle — You might also want to look up in the wiktionary for a description of the word. Skedaddle is a children s game show that aired in the late 1980s as a part of The Funtastic World of Hanna Barbera block of shows. It was hosted by Ron Pearson, and… …   Wikipedia

  • skedaddle — /ski dad l/, v., skedaddled, skedaddling, n. Informal. v.i. 1. to run away hurriedly; flee. n. 2. a hasty flight. [1860 65, Amer.; cf. dial. (Scots, N England) skedaddle to spill, scatter, skiddle to move away quickly] * * * …   Universalium

  • skedaddle — ske•dad•dle [[t]skɪˈdæd l[/t]] v. dled, dling, n. Informal. 1) inf to run away hurriedly; flee 2) dial. a hasty flight • Etymology: 1860–65, amer.; cf. dial. (Scots, N England) skedaddle to scatter ske•dad′dler, n …   From formal English to slang

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