skedaddle

intr.v. Informal, -dled, -dling, -dles.
To leave hastily; flee.

[Origin unknown.]

(ski-DAD-l)

verb intr.
To leave hurriedly.

Etymology
First noticed during the American Civil War in 1861. Perhaps from northern England dialect

Usage
"And there is a widespread feeling that money originated through funds-of-hedge-funds is liable to get jumpy at any hint of trouble and skedaddle if losses are made. One fund-of-funds manager says he rushes to be the first out if he suspects that others may desert a hedge fund." — The Incredible Shrinking Funds; The Economist (London, UK); Oct 23, 2008.

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verb

To leave hastily: bolt, get out, run. Informal clear out, get, hotfoot. Slang hightail, scram, vamoose. Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it, make tracks. See approach/retreat.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: run away, as if in a panic

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - stikke af

Nederlands (Dutch)
ervan door gaan

Français (French)
v. intr. - décamper, déguerpir
n. - fuite

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Türmen, Ausreißen
v. - türmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φευγιό
v. - (καθομ.) παίρνω δρόμο

Italiano (Italian)
fuga precipitosa, svignarsela

Português (Portuguese)
n. - debandada (f)
v. - fugir precipitadamente

Русский (Russian)
удирать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - largarse, salir pitando
n. - largada, fuga

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flykt hals över huvud
v. - skena, kuta, sätta iväg, sjappa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
逃走

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 逃走

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 허둥지둥 도망치다, 급히 떠나다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 逃走する
n. - 逃走

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فرار مذعور (فعل) يفر مذعورا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הסתלק, ברח‬

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