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scoot¹

  • /skuːt/

Rhymes with -uːt

Where it comes from

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse skjóta (“to shoot”), or perhaps related to Middle English scottlynge (“moving one's feet quickly, scampering”, literally “scuttling”), see scuddle, scuttle.

noun scoots

  1. A swift movement or trip a quick scoot to the supermarket
  2. A sideways shuffling or sliding motion. Instinctively, he lifted the chair a fraction, and gave it a little scoot away from her.
  3. slang A dollar.

verb scoots · scooting · scooted

  1. intransitive To walk or travel fast; to go quickly.
  2. intransitive To run away hastily; scram. You'd better scoot before my mother gets home and sees that broken window!
  3. of an animal To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end. The dog was scooting all over our new carpet.
  4. intransitive, often, with over To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.). Do you mind scooting a bit to the left?
  5. transitive To dispatch someone or something at speed; Synonym of shoo. He scooted us out of the study and turned off the light […]

scoot²

  • /skuːt/

Rhymes with -uːt

Where it comes from

Clipping of scooter.

verb scoots · scooting · scooted

  1. intransitive To ride on a scooter.

    Similar: scooter

noun scoots

  1. slang A scooter. When you meet with your club, park in front of the café or bar so the world can see your scoots.

scoot³

  • /skuːt/

Rhymes with -uːt

Where it comes from

Variant of shoot.

verb scoots · scooting · scooted

  1. Scotland, transitive To squirt.

noun scoots

  1. Scotland A sudden flow of water; a squirt.

SCOOT⁴

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique: a system for the coordination and control of traffic signals across an urban road network.

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verb to walk fast; to go quickly; to run away hastily

中文疾行 jíxíng, 匆匆离去 cōngcōng líqù
Deutschschießen, stürmen, flitzen
Русскийудирать udiratʹ
Tiếng Việtphắn

verb to move sideways

Españolarrimarse, correrse, arreconchumarse
Deutschseitwärts rutschen, zur Seite rücken, zur Seite hin Platz machen

verb to ride on a scooter

Españolimpulsarse

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@misc{scoot_2026,
  title = {scoot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scoot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}