Skedaddle vs Journey - What's the difference?
skedaddle | journey | Related terms |
To move or run away quickly.
A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
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(label) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
(label) A day's work.
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Skedaddle is a related term of journey.
As verbs the difference between skedaddle and journey
is that skedaddle is to move or run away quickly while journey is to travel, to make a trip or voyage.As a noun journey is
a set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.skedaddle
English
Verb
(en-verb)- The sheep skedaddled as soon as the shepherd’s dog came near .
Synonyms
* (move or run away quickly) flee, vamoose, scat, take off, make tracks, get lostSee also
*References
* 1897 Hunter, Robert, and Charles Morris (editors), Universal Dictionary of the English Language'', v4, p4291: "Etym. doubtful; perhaps allied to ''scud . To betake one's self hurriedly to flight; to run away as in a panic; to fly in terror. (A word of American origin.)" * Fanciful 19th century American coinagesjourney
English
(wikipedia journey)Noun
(en noun)Well-connected Brains, passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}