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ske⋅dad⋅dle
[ski-dad-l] 
verb, -dled, -dling, noun Informal.–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to run away hurriedly; flee. |
–noun
| 2. | a hasty flight. |
Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; cf. dial. (Scots, N England) skedaddle to spill, scatter, skiddle to move away quickly
1860–65, Americanism; cf. dial. (Scots, N England) skedaddle to spill, scatter, skiddle to move away quickly
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| ske·dad·dle (skĭ-dād'l) intr.v. ske·dad·dled, ske·dad·dling, ske·dad·dles Informal To leave hastily; flee. [Origin unknown.] |
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