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Skedaddle!
Meaning
- To leave quickly, usually in a hurry. It is a lighthearted way to say someone needs to make an exit.
Playful, energetic
Used in a sentence
- It is getting late, so we should probably skedaddle.
- The kids decided to skedaddle before the rain started.
- Alright, time to skedaddle and get to work.
The backstory
This likely originated in the American Civil War era. It is thought to be a whimsical or pseudo-Greek sounding word that meant to scatter or flee.
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