scoot – definition of scoot by the Free Online Dictionary

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scoot – definition of scoot by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.: “scoot n.

Regional Note: Scoot comes from a Scandinavian verb related to the verb shoot and, borrowed into Scots dialect, originally meant ‘to squirt with water.’ Two derived senses, both intransitive verbs, have become even more common: ‘to slide suddenly across a surface’ and ‘to move quickly’: The mouse scooted across the floor. In the American Midlands, there is a phrasal verb scoot over, meaning, in its transitive sense, ‘to push (someone or something) to the side to make room.’”

And with all that… Did the Scans ever actually MAKE a scooter? I’m-a-lookin’. I’d be curious what a Scandinavian scooter would look like with all their famous designers and all.

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