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Skedaddle vs Slither - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between skedaddle and slither

is that skedaddle is to move or run away quickly while slither is to move about smoothly and from side to side.

skedaddle

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To move or run away quickly.
    • 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 lost

    See also

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    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 coinages

    slither

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move about smoothly and from side to side.
  • To slide
  • * 2003 , J. Flash, An American Savage
    • I bent down and with both hands I scooped up as much of this pissshit as I could. The green and brown clump felt like Jello as it dripped down all over my clothes. It was slithering through inbetween my fingers.

    Derived terms

    * slitherlink

    Anagrams

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