"23 Skidoo Street" means a fictitious place or a generic place that could refer to any location. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
23 Skidoo Street
(idiomatic, dated, rare, chiefly, US) A fictitious place or a generic place that could refer to any location.
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Born ~1906 · no dated citations yet20th centurySee decade cohort →
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#1·Apr 27, 2026Global
(idiomatic, dated, rare, chiefly, US) A fictitious place or a generic place that could refer to any location.
For parents
"23 Skidoo Street" means a fictitious place or a generic place that could refer to any location. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
For ESL learners
"23 Skidoo Street" is informal English meaning a fictitious place or a generic place that could refer to any location. It is mainly used in North American English. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a fictitious place or a generic place that could refer to any location" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "23 Skidoo Street" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing.
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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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