skip off

verb

skipped off; skipping off; skips off
British, informal
: to leave a place quickly in a secret and improper way
They skipped off before the check arrived.
She skipped off with all the money.

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Pugs fesses up about Slurp and skips off for his punishment. — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025 The attempt skipped off the senior attackman, and rolled harmlessly into the net for his fourth goal. — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 The next batter, third baseman Caleb Durbin, hit a single to left that skipped off the glove of left fielder Austin Hays. — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025 Sabbi ran onto a loose ball just outside the 6-yard box and his first-touch shot skipped off the bottom of the crossbar to open the scoring in the 13th minute. — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skip off

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“Skip off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skip%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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