skedaddle

Questions about skedaddle

What does skedaddle mean?

skedaddle means "a hasty flight". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in skedaddle?

skedaddle has 3 syllables and divides as ske-dad-dle under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is skedaddle a common word?

skedaddle is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.