noun
Meaning 1
A snowmobile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Skidoo
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈskiˌduː/
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US: /ˈskiˌdu/
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Australian: /ˈskiˌdʉː/
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rhymes with -uː
noun
Meaning 2
A light that flashes on and off to make it more eye-catching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of Skidoo (“snowmobile”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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verb
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of skidoo: To use a snowmachine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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verb
Meaning 5
to depart, especially to depart quickly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, informal, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 6
a nonsense word, often an expression of disrespect
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verb
Meaning 7
To drive or ride on a snowmobile
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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History
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.
Uncertain. Perhaps related to skedaddle. Attested since the early twentieth century.
See Skidoo.