did·dle 1 (d d l)tr.v. did·dled, did·dling, did·dles Slang To cheat; swindle: "The Swiss have special laws for people who diddle hotels" (John le Carré). [Perhaps akin to Old English dydrian, to deceive, or from variant of dialectal doodle, fool, simpleton; akin to Low German dudeldopp.] did dler n. |
| did·dle 2 (ddl) v. did·dled, did·dling, did·dles v.tr. 1. To jerk up and down or back and forth. 2. Vulgar Slang a. To have intercourse with (a woman). b. To practice masturbation upon. v.intr. 1. To shake rapidly; jiggle. 2. Slang To play experimentally; toy: The children diddled with the knobs on the television all afternoon. 3. Slang To waste time: diddled around all morning. [Probably alteration of dialectal didder, to quiver, tremble, from Middle English dideren, variant of daderen, doderen, perhaps from Low German.] |
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