Crossword clues for skedaddle
skedaddle
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"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 not a blend" [contra De Vere]. He calls it instead an "enlargement of dial. scaddle 'scare, frighten.'" Related: Skedaddled; skedaddling. As a noun from 1870.\n
Wiktionary
vb. To move or run away quickly.
WordNet
v. run away, as if in a panic
Wikipedia
Skedaddle is a children's game show that aired in Fall 1988 for six weeks as a part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera block of shows. It was hosted by Ron Pearson, and created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The show was executive produced by Hanna and Barbera, along with Jay Wolpert.
Usage examples of "skedaddle".
He skedaddled from the rec area, and the boarding party wants him back.
Best to turn around and skedaddle like the cowardly chickenshit I was.
The waitress recognized him from something she'd seen on the news, called the cops, and then skedaddled out the backdoor with two of her regulars.
I just skedaddled out my apartment door when I heard him prowl the porch outside my view window, I just dropped and jumped.
He skedaddled from the rec area, and the boarding party wants him back.
Why, the rest of the troops over in West Tennessee used to call our Brigade 'Leggett's Cavalry,' for they always had us chasing Old Forrest, and we kept him skedaddling, too, pretty lively.
I still can see Eula Lemoy, her robe hitched up to her waist, skedaddling across the gravel bar.
So just turning off the temporooter and skedaddling is out of the question.
It's a wingless bird so big and fierce even one of Podarge's pets would skedaddle away from it.