Diddy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɪdi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Diddy is a noun meaning (informal, Ireland, British) A fool, a tit.
Meaning
(informal, Ireland, British) A fool, a tit.
More Meanings
- (UK, informal) Very small, tiny.
- (UK, slang) A gypsy.
- (Canada, US, childish, rare) Alternative form of didie (“a diaper”).
- (slang) A woman's breast.
Example Sentences
Last month a diddy told my fortune.
Me mither mend't me auld breeks, / But ay! but they were diddy;
They always have a big belly or a new babby hidden inside the shawl suckin on her diddy.
To the typical genre reader a diddy would be, to borrow a term from John Dickson Carr, below suspicion.
Word Forms
- diddies
- diddier
- diddiest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include didi, ducky, ding-dong, dairy, duff, diddly.
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