"didit" meaning in English

See didit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: didits [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from goddidit. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|goddidit}} Back-formation from goddidit Head templates: {{en-noun}} didit (plural didits)
  1. (slang) An assertion that something not satisfactorily explained by science is therefore evidence of some powerful entity's unseen intervention. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-didit-en-noun-UUoPeUzh Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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