Meaning & use
skedaddles
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Runs away hastily; flees in a hurry.
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Whenever the vacuum cleaner turns on, the cat skedaddles under the bed.
He skedaddles out the back door the moment chores are mentioned.
A note on using this word
Believed to have originated during the American Civil War as informal slang for a hasty retreat.
Words with a similar meaning
fleesbolts
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Words with an opposite meaning
lingers
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