diddle
diddle1 definition
did·dle (did′'l)
transitive verb diddled -·dled, diddling -·dling
- Informal to move back and forth in a jerky or rapid manner; jiggle
- Slang
- to have sexual intercourse with
- to masturbate
Etymology: dial. duddle, diddle, to totter, akin to dodder
intransitive verb
to move back and forth jerkily or rapidly
Related Forms:
- diddler did′·dler noun
diddle2 definition
did·dle (did′'l)
transitive verb diddled -·dled, diddling -·dling
- to cheat, swindle, or victimize
- to waste (time) in trifling: often followed by away
Etymology: ? after Jeremy Diddler, character in the play Raising the Wind (1803), by James Kenney: name prob. < dial. duddle, to trick, ult. < OE dyderian, to fool
intransitive verb
to waste time; dawdle
Related Forms:
- diddler did′·dler noun
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