SKIDOO


Meaning of SKIDOO in English

~ 1 trademark, [ skɪ'du: ]

chiefly N. Amer.

■ noun a motorized toboggan.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) ride on a ~.

Origin

1960s: an arbitrary formation from ski .

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~ 2 [ skɪ'du: ]

(also skiddoo )

■ verb ( ~s , ~ed ) N. Amer. informal, dated leave quickly.

Origin

early 20th cent.: perh. from skedaddle .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.