"diddums" meaning in English

See diddums in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈdɪdəmz/ [UK]
Etymology: Contraction of did 'em (they) do something (to you)?. Head templates: {{en-interj}} diddums
  1. (UK) A term of commiseration to a child who has suffered a mildly painful situation. Tags: UK Translations (term of commiseration to a child): 小可憐 (Chinese Mandarin), 小可怜 (xiǎo kělián) (Chinese Mandarin), ocharme (Dutch), zielig (Dutch), rukka (Finnish), så ja (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-diddums-en-intj-HkLKhc5c Categories (other): British English, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'term of commiseration to a child': 68 32
  2. (by extension) A sarcastic commiseration to somebody seen to be complaining too much about hurt feelings. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-diddums-en-intj-M~THmAkH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: poor diddums Related terms: wassums

Alternative forms

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      "word": "så ja"
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