ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Padiddle

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech interjection

Quick meaning: Padiddle is an interjection meaning (Midwestern US, uncountable) The game itself.

Meaning

(Midwestern US, uncountable) The game itself.

More Meanings

  1. (Midwestern US, countable) An automobile spotted during the play of the game.
  2. An exclamation shouted during a game by the first player that sees an automobile with only one lit headlight, the said person being allowed to kiss or strike one of the other players.

Example Sentences

"Let's play ‘padiddle’... When a car goes by with one headlight if I say padiddle you have to give me a kiss!"

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include paddle, handegg, patball, play, shufflepuck, speel.

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