Skadoosh

Jack Black has put a hot new phrase on the lips of movie-goers of all ages. In Kung Fu Panda, Po, a fat, noodle-making Panda turned Kung-Fu warrior is about to perform the wushi finger hold on his enemy. Po raises his eyebrow, lowers his pinky, and says the famous catch phrase, "Skadoosh!"

To use the word skadoosh, you don't even have to know what it means. You can make your own context for skadoosh, you can make your own definition. Urban Dictionary has compiled a few defintions, and the second one is most appropriate. It says that Skadoosh means to say goodbye or peace "in the baddest sense" (Urban Dictionary).

According to Jack Black in an interview for CRAVEONLINE.COM, the catch phrase "skadoosh" was improvisation. However, in the movie the character Oogway says, "There are no accidents." We may never know what prompted Black to come up with the word, and we may never know it's true meaning. We can only give it meaning--we can give it our own context and defintion.

The rest of Kung Fu Panda is equally excellent and hilarious. "Skadoosh" is not the only funny phrase. IMDB.com has collected several funny quotes that fill the movie from beginning to end. This movie can be enjoyed by adults, and children--especially those who already have an appreciate for Jack Black's humor. As Po says "There is no charge for awesomeness, or attractiveness," and even though there is a charge to see the movie--it is well worth the money and the time. Go see the movie, go and experience culture in-the-making. Enjoy, and skadoosh.