skedaddle /skɪˈdædɫ̩/verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •(informal) To move or run away quickly."Well," continued the youth, "lots of good-a-'nough men have thought they was going to do great things before the fight, but when the time come they skedaddled." — 1895 •To spill; to scatter. noun1 •(informal) The act of running away; a scurrying off. formsskedaddled · skedaddling · skedaddles