Skip to main content
Dictionary
Store
Blog
World
Help
Advertise
Chat
System Status
Information Collection Notice
Trademark Concerns
reCAPTCHA Privacy
Terms of Service
reCAPTCHA Terms
Privacy Policy
Accessibility
Report a Bug
Data Request
Contact Us
Security
DMCA
© 1999–2026 Urban Dictionary ®
Mugs
Tees
Hoodies
Pro Customization
Create unique products with your own words and definitions
Preview
Personalize Your Design
Your Word
Your Definition
A term used in the early 20th Century for "get lost." Bums would sleep around 23rd St and when the cops came along they would hit them with their billy clubs and say "23 skidoo." My grandfather was a cop down there around 1920 and told me how this term came about.
Text fits
Save
Cancel