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Skidoo
Definitions
- 1 A snowmobile.
- 2 A light that flashes on and off to make it more eye-catching. attributive, obsolete
"More than 1,000 winking or "skidoo" lamps will be hung in the vines and shrubbery on cither side of the Flirtation Path and they will wink and blink from 7 o'clock in the evening until midnight."
- 3 Alternative letter-case form of Skidoo (“snowmobile”). alt-of
"From the manufacture of snowgoing equipment such as snow cats, it diversified first into that of snowmobiles (and later skidoos, or water scooters), then into railcar and locomotive manufacture, and finally into the manufacture of small (less than 100-seat) commercial aircraft."
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of skidoo: To use a snowmachine alt-of
- 2 to depart, especially to depart quickly Canada, US, informal, intransitive
"There goes the supper gong! Annie, you and Mary had better skidoo out of this room or you'll get so many demerits you won't be out of bounds to go home in June."
- 3 To drive or ride on a snowmobile Canada, US
"On several evenings, after Glen had finished his work and returned to Resolute, we skidooed out to the Parcol and sat in wait for ‘Sea Biscuit’."
- 4 a nonsense word, often an expression of disrespect
"Then skidoo, little girl, skidoo. / 23 is the number for you."
Etymology
From the trademark Ski-Doo, originally an erroneous rendering of "Ski-Dog" that was adopted as the official brand name of the first snowmobile.
From the trademark Ski-Doo, originally an erroneous rendering of "Ski-Dog" that was adopted as the official brand name of the first snowmobile.
Uncertain. Perhaps related to skedaddle. Attested since the early twentieth century.
Uncertain. Perhaps related to skedaddle. Attested since the early twentieth century.
See Skidoo.
See Skidoo.
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