"diddy" meaning in English

See diddy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-diddy.ogg Forms: diddier [comparative], diddiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪdi Etymology: Variant of titty. Attested from the late eighteenth century. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} diddy (comparative diddier, superlative diddiest)
  1. (UK, informal) Very small, tiny. Tags: UK, informal Categories (topical): People, Size
    Sense id: en-diddy-en-adj-zkjslt6O Disambiguation of People: 33 0 31 36 Disambiguation of Size: 100 0 0 0 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-diddy.ogg Forms: diddies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪdi Etymology: Variant of titty. Attested from the late eighteenth century. Head templates: {{en-noun}} diddy (plural diddies)
  1. (slang) A woman's breast. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-diddy-en-noun-NqL3Aq-T
  2. (informal, Ireland, British) A fool, a tit. Tags: British, Ireland, informal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-diddy-en-noun-QB7nCiJ4 Disambiguation of People: 33 0 31 36 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 1 53 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 3 68 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 3 77 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-diddy.ogg Forms: diddies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪdi Etymology: Likely from Romani didikai; compare didicoy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|rom|didikai}} Romani didikai Head templates: {{en-noun}} diddy (plural diddies)
  1. (UK, slang) A gypsy. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-diddy-en-noun-sTbjY71v Disambiguation of People: 33 0 31 36 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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