/ skuːt; NAmE / verb
[ v , usually + adv. / prep. ] ( informal ) to go or leave somewhere in a hurry :
I'd better scoot or I'll be late.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
/ skuːt; NAmE / verb
[ v , usually + adv. / prep. ] ( informal ) to go or leave somewhere in a hurry :
I'd better scoot or I'll be late.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005