Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. a run.

1894		Truth (Sydney) 25 Nov. 7/2: At the time of the scandalous sudan scoot, when the officers and men of our Defence forces made off to Africa to worry naked blacks.
1898		W. Pett Ridge Mord Em’ly 2: Seepose you do a scoot round near the Paragon, and see if there’s any of ’em about.

2. an escape; thus do a scoot, to run away, on the scoot, running away.

1899		C. Rook Hooligan Nights 8: We did a scoot.
1906		‘O. Henry’ ‘By Courier’ in Four Million (1915) 234: He’s got his collars and cuffs in dat grip for a scoot clean out to ’Frisco.
1910		Truth (Perth) 23 July 12/8: So as how the thieving dipper / Has a chance to do a scoot.
1916		‘Anzac’ On the Anzac Trail 105: You should have seen those Red Caps do a scoot! I don’t think they got away unharmed.
1968		J. Alard He Who Shoots Last 214: ‘He’s on da lam. [...] I know demons wot ’ud put d’arm on ya fer bein’ in the same suburb as a joker wots on da scoot’.
1982		G.V. Higgins Patriot Game (1985) 78: You are not gonna pull the scoot on me.

3. (US) an elevator boy.

1922

Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 11 May 13/4: Flapper Dictionary scoot – A term to denote an elevator boy.

4. (Aus.) a prolonged bout of drunkenness.

1924

G.H. Lawson Dict. of Aus. Words And Terms 🌐 SCOOT [...] continued bout of drunkenness.

5. speedy movement.

1993

Dr Dre ‘Day The Niggaz Took Over’ 🎵 Gettin my scoot on / Let’s jump in off in Compton so I gots ta get my loot on.