skedaddle
verb /skɪˈdædl/
/skɪˈdædl/
[intransitive] (informal, humorous)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they skedaddle | /skɪˈdædl/ /skɪˈdædl/ |
| he / she / it skedaddles | /skɪˈdædlz/ /skɪˈdædlz/ |
| past simple skedaddled | /skɪˈdædld/ /skɪˈdædld/ |
| past participle skedaddled | /skɪˈdædld/ /skɪˈdædld/ |
| -ing form skedaddling | /skɪˈdædlɪŋ/ /skɪˈdædlɪŋ/ |
- to move away or leave a place quickly, especially in order to avoid somebodyWord Originmid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.