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diddle¹ Definition

did·dle (did′'l)

transitive verb -·dled, -·dling

  1. Informal to move back and forth in a jerky or rapid manner; jiggle
  2. Slang
    1. to have sexual intercourse with
    2. to masturbate

Etymology: dial. duddle, diddle, to totter, akin to dodder

intransitive verb

to move back and forth jerkily or rapidly

diddle¹ Related Forms
did′·dler noun
diddle² Definition

did·dle (did′'l)

transitive verb -·dled, -·dling

  1. to cheat, swindle, or victimize
  2. 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

diddle² Related Forms
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.

—Swinburne, Algernon Charles

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