On Nantucket, a rantum scoot, or a random scoot, is a walk with no particular destination in mind. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Rantum Scoot”
Grant, do you know what a random scoot is?
I hesitate to answer that.
I just…
Is it naughty?
No.
Oh, let it be naughty.
No, no.
Actually, it sounds like it might be…
Random scoot.
Yes.
I don’t know.
Latin name for a type of weasel.
That’s very good.
That’s exactly what it is.
Oh, is it?
Call us with your…
No.
No.
It’s two words, rantum, R-A-N-T-U-M, and S-C-O-O-T.
This term was sent to us by Meg Glidden, who tells us, and I checked it out, it’s true, that on Nantucket, a rantum scoot is a walk with no particular destination in mind.
It’s often taken on a beautiful summer afternoon across the moors.
So rantum is a form of random, maybe?
Yes.
And scoot should be kind of logical for a walk, scoot around.
Oh, nice, rantum scoot.
But she says that’s what they use there on Nantucket.
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