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From Middle English skippen, skyppen, of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skupjaną, perhaps related to *skeubaną (“to drive, push”), iterative *skuppōną (“to push/move repeatedly, skip”), from Proto-Indo-European *skewbh- (“to push, throw, shake”). Related to Icelandic skopa (“to take a run”), Old Swedish skuppa (“to skip”), modern dialectal Swedish skopa, skimpa (“to skip, leap”), and English shove. See also dialectal English skimp (“to mock”) (Etymology 1), considered by some to be related.

From Middle English skep, skeppe, from Old English sceppe, from Old Norse skeppa, skjappa (“basket, bushel, measure”), perhaps from Middle Low German scheppe (“a unit of weight”), perhaps related to Middle Low German schēpel (“buschel, measurement for grain”), German Scheffel (“bushel”). These could all ultimately be related to *skap (“shape”).

Late Middle English skipper, borrowed from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German schipper (“captain”), earlier "seaman", from schip (“ship”).

A reference to the television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo; coined and used by Australians (particularly children) of non-British descent to counter derogatory terms aimed at them. Ultimately from etymology 1 (above).

17th-century Ireland. Possibly a clipping of skip-kennel (“young lackey or assistant”). Used at Trinity College Dublin.

Clipping of skip-level manager.

221 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: скок (skok) — leaping, jumping or skipping movement
• Bulgarian: подскок (podskok) — leaping, jumping or skipping movement
• Finnish: hyppely — leaping, jumping or skipping movement
• German: Hüpfer — leaping, jumping or skipping movement
• German: Hopser — leaping, jumping or skipping movement
• German: Sprung — leaping, jumping or skipping movement
• German: Tänzeln — leaping, jumping or skipping movement
• Scottish Gaelic: leum — leaping, jumping or skipping movement
• Finnish: roskalava — open-topped rubbish bin
• Finnish: jätelava — open-topped rubbish bin
• French: benne — open-topped rubbish bin
• Galician: contedor — open-topped rubbish bin
• Galician: colector do lixo — open-topped rubbish bin
• German: Schuttcontainer — open-topped rubbish bin
• German: Absetzmulde — open-topped rubbish bin
• German: Container — open-topped rubbish bin
• German: Müllcontainer — open-topped rubbish bin
• German: Mulde — open-topped rubbish bin
• German: Schuttmulde — open-topped rubbish bin
• Hungarian: billenőkocsi — open-topped rubbish bin
• Italian: cassone — open-topped rubbish bin
• Māori: taiaroa — open-topped rubbish bin
• Māori: taiaroa para — open-topped rubbish bin
• Norman: bîngue — open-topped rubbish bin
• Polish: kosz na śmieci — open-topped rubbish bin
• Portuguese: caçamba — open-topped rubbish bin
• Portuguese: caçamba de entulho — open-topped rubbish bin
• Serbo-Croatian: kontejner za otpad — open-topped rubbish bin
• Serbo-Croatian: baja — open-topped rubbish bin
• Swedish: container — open-topped rubbish bin
• German: Fördergefäß — mining: transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock
• Hungarian: óriáskonténer — mining: transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock
• Swedish: skip — mining: transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock
• Hungarian: kas — UK, Scotland, dialect: a skep, or basket, such as a creel or a handbasket
• Hungarian: szállítókas — UK, Scotland, dialect: a skep, or basket, such as a creel or a handbasket
• Hungarian: szkip — UK, Scotland, dialect: a skep, or basket, such as a creel or a handbasket
• Finnish: kippari — curling: player who calls the shots
• Finnish: kapteeni — curling: player who calls the shots
• Swedish: skipper — curling: player who calls the shots
• Swedish: skip — curling: player who calls the shots
• Armenian: ոստոստել (ostostel) — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Bulgarian: подска́чам (podskáčam) — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Chinese Mandarin: 跳 (tiào) — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Czech: poskakovat — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Dutch: huppelen — move by hopping on alternate feet
• French: sautiller — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Galician: saltar — move by hopping on alternate feet
• German: hüpfen — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Greek: χοροπηδώ (choropidó) — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Hungarian: szökdel — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Hungarian: szökdécsel — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Hungarian: szökell — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Hungarian: ugrándozik — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Icelandic: valhoppa — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Italian: balzare — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Italian: saltellare — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Japanese: はね回る (hanemawaru) — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Latin: salito — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Latin: sallito — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Māori: piu — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Māori: piupiu — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Old English: hoppian — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Portuguese: saltitar — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Russian: перескакивать (pereskakivatʹ) — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Scottish Gaelic: leum — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Spanish: saltar — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Swedish: hoppa — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Swedish: skutta — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Turkish: sekmek — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Ottoman Turkish: سكمك (sekmek) — move by hopping on alternate feet
• Czech: hopsat — leap about lightly
• Czech: hopsat — leap about lightly
• Finnish: hyppiä — leap about lightly
• Finnish: hypellä — leap about lightly
• Finnish: hypähdellä — leap about lightly
• German: springen — leap about lightly
• German: hüpfen — leap about lightly
• German: tänzeln — leap about lightly
• German: herumspringen — leap about lightly
• German: herumhüpfen — leap about lightly
• Scots: spirl — leap about lightly
• Scottish Gaelic: leum — leap about lightly
• Ottoman Turkish: سكمك (sekmek) — leap about lightly
• Bulgarian: отскачам (otskačam) — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• Chinese Mandarin: 彈 /弹 — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• Finnish: kimmota — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• Finnish: kimpoilla — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• Finnish: ponnahtaa — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• Finnish: ponnahdella — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• Finnish: pompata — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• Finnish: pompahtaa — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• Finnish: pompahdella — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• German: springen — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• German: hüpfen — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• Hungarian: pattog — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• Hungarian: kacsázik — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• Irish: scinn — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• Scottish Gaelic: leum — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• Ottoman Turkish: سكمك (sekmek) — skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface
• German: flippen — throw something, making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface
• Hungarian: pattint — throw something, making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface
• Hungarian: kacsáztat — throw something, making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface
• Hungarian: pattogtat — throw something, making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface
• Irish: cuir a scinneadh — throw something, making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface
• Swedish: kasta macka — throw something, making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface
• Bulgarian: пропускам (propuskam) — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Czech: přeskočit — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Czech: vynechat — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Danish: overspringe — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Danish: springe over — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Dutch: overslaan — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Esperanto: salti — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Finnish: hypätä yli — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Finnish: jättää väliin — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Finnish: sivuuttaa — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• French: sauter — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• German: überschlagen — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• German: überspringen — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Hungarian: átugrik — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Hungarian: kihagy — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Irish: léim — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Italian: saltare — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Italian: tralasciare — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Japanese: 飛ばす (tobasu) — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Māori: tīpoka — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Khiamniungan Naga: tùa — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Norwegian Bokmål: hoppe over — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Norwegian Bokmål: droppe — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Norwegian Bokmål: utelate — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hoppe over — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Norwegian Nynorsk: droppe — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Norwegian Nynorsk: utelate — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Old English: oferhlēapan — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Portuguese: pular — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Russian: пропуска́ть (propuskátʹ) — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Russian: пропусти́ть (propustítʹ) — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Spanish: saltear — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Spanish: saltarse — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Spanish: saltearse — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Spanish: saltar — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Spanish: obviar — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Spanish: soslayar — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Swedish: skippa — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Swedish: hoppa över — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Turkish: atlamak — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Turkish: es geçmek — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Turkish: geçmek — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Ukrainian: пропускати (propuskaty) — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Ukrainian: пропустити (propustyty) — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Ukrainian: упускати (upuskaty) — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Ukrainian: упустити (upustyty) — omit or disregard intermediate items or stages
• Finnish: heittää pois — place an item in a skip
• Bulgarian: пропускам (propuskam) — transitive: to not to attend
• Czech: vynechat — transitive: to not to attend
• Czech: vypustit — transitive: to not to attend
• Czech: zasklít — transitive: to not to attend
• Danish: pjække — transitive: to not to attend
• Dutch: overslaan — transitive: to not to attend
• Finnish: olla poissa — transitive: to not to attend
• Finnish: jättää väliin — transitive: to not to attend
• French: manquer — transitive: to not to attend
• French: sauter — transitive: to not to attend
• German: verpassen — transitive: to not to attend
• German: auslassen — transitive: to not to attend
• German: schwänzen — transitive: to not to attend
• German: sausen lassen — transitive: to not to attend
• German: sich etwas schenken — transitive: to not to attend
• German: blaumachen — transitive: to not to attend
• German: spritzen — transitive: to not to attend
• German: stageln — transitive: to not to attend
• Hebrew: הבריז — transitive: to not to attend
• Hungarian: lóg — transitive: to not to attend
• Hungarian: ellóg — transitive: to not to attend
• Hungarian: kihagy — transitive: to not to attend
• Icelandic: sleppa — transitive: to not to attend
• Irish: caill — transitive: to not to attend
• Irish: gan bacadh le — transitive: to not to attend
• Italian: saltare — transitive: to not to attend
• Khiamniungan Naga: tùa — transitive: to not to attend
• Norwegian Bokmål: droppe — transitive: to not to attend
• Norwegian Bokmål: skulke — transitive: to not to attend
• Norwegian Nynorsk: droppe — transitive: to not to attend
• Norwegian Nynorsk: skulke — transitive: to not to attend
• Portuguese: faltar — transitive: to not to attend
• Portuguese: matar — transitive: to not to attend
• Russian: пропуска́ть (propuskátʹ) — transitive: to not to attend
• Russian: пропусти́ть (propustítʹ) — transitive: to not to attend
• Russian: прогу́ливать (progúlivatʹ) — transitive: to not to attend
• Russian: прогуля́ть (proguljátʹ) — transitive: to not to attend
• Spanish: saltarse — transitive: to not to attend
• Spanish: saltear — transitive: to not to attend
• Spanish: saltearse — transitive: to not to attend
• Spanish: pirar a/de — transitive: to not to attend
• Spanish: chacharse a/de — transitive: to not to attend
• Spanish: pavear a/de — transitive: to not to attend
• Spanish: ratearse a/de — transitive: to not to attend
• Spanish: fumarse — transitive: to not to attend
• Spanish: capar — transitive: to not to attend
• Spanish: capear — transitive: to not to attend
• Swedish: skippa — transitive: to not to attend
• Swedish: hoppa över — transitive: to not to attend
• Turkish: kaçmak — transitive: to not to attend
• Turkish: okul kırmak — transitive: to not to attend
• Bulgarian: избягвам (izbjagvam) — leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner
• Finnish: häipyä — leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner
• Finnish: livistää — leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner
• German: sich davonmachen — leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner
• German: sich entziehen — leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner
• German: abhauen — leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner
• Hungarian: meglóg — leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner
• Russian: улизну́ть (uliznútʹ) — leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner
• Russian: ускользну́ть (uskolʹznútʹ) — leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner
• Russian: смы́ться (smýtʹsja) — leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner
• Bulgarian: прескачам (preskačam) — leap lightly over
• Finnish: hypellä — leap lightly over
• German: drüberhüpfen — leap lightly over
• German: drüberspringen — leap lightly over
• German: rüberspringen — leap lightly over
• German: rüberhüpfen — leap lightly over
• Russian: перескочи́ть (pereskočítʹ) — leap lightly over
• Bulgarian: пропускам (propuskam) — knitting, crocheting: pass by a stitch as if it were not there