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skedaddle verb [ skɪˈdad(ə)l ]

• depart quickly or hurriedly; run away.
• "when he saw us, he skedaddled"
Similar: run away, flee, run off, make a run for it, run for it, take flight, make off, take off, take to one's heels, make a break for it, bolt, beat a (hasty) retreat, make a quick exit, make one's getaway, escape, head for the hills, beat it, clear off, clear out, vamoose, split, cut and run, show a clean pair of heels, turn tail, scram, hook it, fly the coop, skip off, do a fade, do a runner, scarper, do a bunk, leg it, light out, bug out, cut out, peel out, take a powder, skiddoo, go through, shoot through, fly, levant,
Opposite: stay,
Origin: mid 19th century: of unknown origin.


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