23 Skidoo Street

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23 Skidoo Street

  1. (idiomatic, dated, rare, chiefly US) [c. 1900] A fictitious place or a generic place that could refer to any location.
    • 1908, The New music review and church music review, volume 8, page 395:
      "Apply at once to XYZ, 23 Skidoo St., New York."
    • 1954, 2:00 approx from the start, in Taxi-Turvy[1], Director: Seymour Kneitel (actor), Paramount Pictures: A Famous Studios Production:
      Olive Oyl: 23 Skidoo Street, driver.