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In literature, the word "scoot" is remarkably versatile, functioning both as a vivid verb that suggests rapid or eager movement and as a nickname imbued with character. At times, it directs characters to hasten away—as in urgent commands like “scoot back to camp” ([1]) or “be ready to scoot like hell” ([2])—evoking immediacy and energy. In other contexts the term captures a playful or whimsical quality: characters might be described as “scoot-ing along” a road ([3]) or even referred to by the name Scoot, as when a character is recognized simply by that moniker ([4], [5]). This dual usage enriches the narrative by both driving action and contributing to character identity, whether emphasizing the speed of physical movement or suggesting a spirited, perhaps roguish, personality.
  1. “Scoot back to camp, Billy,” Jim ordered.
    — from A Little Bush Maid by Mary Grant Bruce
  2. Keep the engine going, and be ready to scoot like hell when I give the word.”
    — from The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
  3. You'll see me and Sinclair scoot along that there road, with the gang yellin' behind us!"
    — from The Rangeland Avenger by Max Brand
  4. McFee and Stan, who had joined them, knew who Scoot was and how he came to be there.
    — from March Anson and Scoot Bailey of the U.S. Navy by Marshall McClintock
  5. "Only in toilsome essays to climb the heights Does man from his baser nature rise," Scoot used to say.
    — from Running Free by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly

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