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Word: Diddle
Speech Type: Verb
early 19th century: probably from the name of Jeremy Diddler, a character in the farce Raising the Wind (1803) by the Irish dramatist James Kenney (1780–1849). Diddler constantly borrowed and failed to repay small sums of money: the name may be based on an earlier verb diddle ‘walk unsteadily’
ˈdɪdl
cheat or swindle (someone) so as to deprive them of something
Short Definition:cheat or swindle
Examples:- he thought he'd been diddled out of his change
pass time aimlessly or unproductively
Short Definition:pass time aimlessly
Examples:- I felt sorry for her, diddling around in her room while her friends were having a good time
have sex with (someone).
Short Definition:have sex with
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