diddle
diddle¹
Definition
did·dle (did′'l)
transitive verb -·dled, -·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
did′·dler noun
diddle²
Definition
did·dle (did′'l)
transitive verb -·dled, -·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
did′·dler noun
diddle
Usage Examples
Object
- cheat: On the contrary, everyone diddles, cheats, and frustrates everyone else, and is diddled, cheated, and frustrated in return.
diddle Quotes
Fiddle, we know, is diddle: and diddle, we take it, is dee.
