Meant to tame him [a gopher] but he got out of his box and skedaddled (Atlantic).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ske·dad·dle — … Useful english dictionary
ske|dad|dler — ske|dad|dle «skih DAD uhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. Informal. –v.i. to run away; leave suddenly and quickly; scatter in flight: »Meant to tame him [a gopher] but he got out of his box and skedaddled (Atlantic). –n. a hasty flight or scattering.… … Useful english dictionary
dad — aou·dad; bagh·dad; be·dad; cau·dad; ciu·dad; co·mu·ni·dad; craw·dad; DAD; dad·ap; dad·dock; dad·dy·nut; doo·dad; grand·dad; grand·dad·dy; her·man·dad; his·pa·ni·dad; me·dad·dy bush; mog·dad; sol·e·dad; trin·i·dad; ho·dad; dad; dad·dle; dad·dy;… … English syllables
dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… … English syllables
ske — para·ske·ni·on; po·len·ske; ske·te; ske·dad·dle; ske·dad·dler; … English syllables
skedaddle — ske·dad·dle … English syllables
skedaddle — ske•dad•dle [[t]skɪˈdæd l[/t]] v. dled, dling, n. Informal. 1) inf to run away hurriedly; flee 2) dial. a hasty flight • Etymology: 1860–65, amer.; cf. dial. (Scots, N England) skedaddle to scatter ske•dad′dler, n … From formal English to slang
skedaddle — ske|dad|dle [skıˈdædl] v [i]spoken to leave a place quickly, especially because you do not want to be caught used humorously … Dictionary of contemporary English
skedaddle — ske|dad|dle [ skı dædl ] verb intransitive VERY INFORMAL to leave a place quickly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Skedaddle — Ske*dad dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skedaddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skedaddling}.] [Of uncertain etymology.] To betake one s self to flight, as if in a panic; to flee; to run away. [Slang, U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
