# skibidy

> English word · Interjection

## Definitions
1. Non-lexical vocable used in scat singing.

## Etymology
Perhaps originally popularised by the 1994 song "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" by American musician Scatman John, although the original lyric was transcribed differently: "Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub". Which in turn was preceded by, and perhaps influenced by, skippity in doo-wop, as in The Five Satin's "Skippity Doo" (1959), and others such as Disney show tune Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (1946).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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