skiddly
skiddly interjection: a nonsense word used in musical phrases.
Interjection
- A nonsense word used in musical phrases.
- Mighty Dundalk's passing by! HYDIE-HEY, HYDIE HO-OH! Hydie-hey, hydie ho-oh! SKIDDLY WIDDLY WADDLY WO!1984, Barbara Wernecke Durkin, Oh, You Dundalk Girls, Can't You Dance the Polka?, page 225
- Oh, we went up Channel with a new main yard, Ch. Singing skiddly, winkie, doodle all the day!1961, Shanties from the Seven Seas, page 42
Adjective
skiddly (comparative more skiddly, superlative most skiddly)
- Tricky; troublesome; slippery; undependable.
- skiddly transportation.1942, The Forty-second Foot, page 123
- Virgilio went on: "All he had with him was a woman's basket, a skiddly woman's basket, and some olives and dried figs.1966, James McNeish, Fire under the ashes: the life of Danilo Dolci, page 30
Examples of skiddly in a sentence
- Goodbye, goodbye We're leaving you, skiddly-dye Goodbye,2005, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, William Cook, Goodbye Again: The Definitive Peter Cook and Dudley Moore:
- I always knew that skiddly chick would mess up his mind.2011, Keith Maillard, Looking Good: Difficulty at the Beginning:
Forms of skiddly
| comparative | more skiddly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most skiddly |
Questions about skiddly
- What does skiddly mean?
- Skiddly means a nonsense word used in musical phrases.
- How do you use skiddly in a sentence?
- Goodbye, goodbye We're leaving you, skiddly-dye Goodbye,
- What part of speech is skiddly?
- Skiddly can be an interjection or an adjective.
Words near skiddly in the dictionary
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