Origin
Although there are a number of stories suggesting the possible origin of the phrase, none has been universally accepted.
The word skidoo, used by itself as a noun denoting a supposed bringer of bad luck, is attested in the early 1910s, in P.G. Wodehouse's Psmith, Journalist. It appeared in newspapers as early as 1906.
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