# scoot
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /skuːt/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -uːt

### Etymology 1

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

scoot (plural scoots)
* A sideways shuffling or sliding motion.
** 2013, Liz Carlyle, Three Little Secrets:Instinctively, he lifted the chair a fraction, and gave it a little scoot away from her.
* (slang) A dollar.

#### Verb

scoot (third-person singular simple present scoots, present participle scooting, simple past and past participle scooted)
* (intransitive) To walk or travel fast; to go quickly.
* (intransitive) To run away hastily; scram.
    You'd better scoot before my mother gets home and sees that broken window!
* (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.
** 1990, Chris C. Pinney, Guide to Home Pet Grooming, page 44:If you ever see your dog scooting its hind end along the floor, chances are that anal sac irritation or impaction exists.
** 1997, J. M. Evans, Kay White, Catopedia:What if my cat is biting its tail, scooting or rubbing its bottom on the ground?
** 2008, Sandy Blackburn, The Everything Dog Grooming Book: All You Need to Help Your Pet Look and Feel Great!, page 62:The old wives tale is that a dog that scoots on its rear has worms, but that's rarely the case. Dogs that scoot, lick, or chew underneath their tails usually have anal gland issues.
* (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?
    Would you mind scooting over for me?
* (transitive) To dispatch someone or something at speed; Synonym of shoo.
** 1930, Frank Richards, The Magnet: Prout's Lovely Black Eye:He scooted us out of the study and turned off the light […]

##### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:scoot.

##### Derived terms

* scoot over
* scoot up

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Clipping of scooter.

#### Verb

scoot (third-person singular simple present scoots, present participle scooting, simple past and past participle scooted)
* (intransitive) To ride on a scooter.
    Synonym: scooter

##### Translations
#### Noun

scoot (plural scoots)
* (slang) A scooter.
** 1995, Pixel Pete, Eric Dregni, Peter Martin, Scooters, page 134:When you meet with your club, park in front of the café or bar so the world can see your scoots.

### Etymology 3

Variant of shoot.

#### Verb

scoot (third-person singular simple present scoots, present participle scooting, simple past and past participle scooted)
* (Scotland, transitive) To squirt.

#### Noun

scoot (plural scoots)
* (Scotland) A sudden flow of water; a squirt.

### References

* ↑ “scoot, v.$^2$”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
* ↑ “scoot, n.$^3$”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

### Anagrams

* Cotos, Scoto-, Tosco-, coost, coots, costo-, cotso, scoto-, tocos