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diddums en · INTJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɪdəmz/ (UK)

Etymology

Contraction of did 'em (they) do something (to you)?.

Meanings

  1. (UK) A term of commiseration to a child who has suffered a mildly painful situation.
  2. (broadly) A sarcastic commiseration to somebody seen to be complaining too much about hurt feelings.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
poor diddums alternative lexicographic

Relateds

wassums

Translations (5)

cmn 小可憐 /小可怜 (term of commiseration to a child) · nl ocharme (term of commiseration to a child) · sv så ja (term of commiseration to a child) · nl zielig (term of commiseration to a child) · fi rukka (term of commiseration to a child)