Diddle

/ˈdɪdəl/ · noun

Meaning

(music, countable) In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed..

Definitions by Sense

1. (music, countable) In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.
2. (slang, childish, countable) The penis.
3. (slang, uncountable) Gin (the drink).
4. (transitive, slang) To cheat; to swindle.
5. (transitive, slang) To molest.
6. (transitive, slang) To masturbate.
7. (transitive) To waste time.
8. (intransitive) To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle.

Example Sentences

Paul was the first one to unzip his pants, take out his diddle, and make himself ready to pee on the wire.

[…] a long, wooden porch good for listening to coyotes and owls, with a glass of diddle at hand.

'No one ever got rich being honest,' the father said. 'Customers are there to be diddled.'

And, when his forward strength began to bloom, / To see him diddle up and down the Room!

What's that tune that goes "diddle di-dum, diddle di-dum, diddle di-dum-dum"?

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• diddles
• diddling
• diddled

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