skidoo


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
skidoo1 /skɪˈduː/ trademark, chiefly N. Amer.
noun a motorized toboggan. verb (skidoos, skidooing, skidooed) ride on a skidoo.
– origin 1960s: an arbitrary formation from ski.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
skidoo2 /skɪˈduː/ (also skiddoo)
verb (skidoos, skidooed) N. Amer. informal, dated leave quickly.
– origin early 20th cent.: perh. from skedaddle.
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