SKEDADDLE


Meaning of SKEDADDLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ski-ˈda-d ə l ]

intransitive verb

( ske·dad·dled ; ske·dad·dling -ˈdad-liŋ, -ˈda-d ə l-iŋ)

Etymology: probably alteration of British dialect scaddle to run off in a fright, from scaddle, adjective, wild, timid, skittish, from Middle English scathel, skadylle harmful, fierce, wild, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skathi harm — more at scathe

Date: 1861

: run away , scram ; especially : to flee in a panic

• ske·dad·dler -ˈdad-lər, -ˈda-d ə l-ər noun

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