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diddy

noun

  1. foolish, simple person
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪdi/ / /ˈdaɪ.di/

adj

Etymology: Variant of titty. Attested from the late eighteenth century.

  1. Very small, tiny.

    Me mither mend't me auld breeks, / But ay! but they were diddy;

    There's a pear orchard, and a knot garden, and a diddy little lake that's just big enough to swim in . . . hey, if the weather stays like this, we can have a dip tomorrow.

noun

  1. Alternative form of didie (“a diaper”).