Diddle
verb
To cheat or swindle someone.
I believe that car salesman diddled me out of a few hundred dollars.
Often appears as...
- diddle someone out of
- diddle around
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To wastefully fritter away time.
He diddled away his afternoon playing video games.
Often appears as...
- diddle away
- diddle around
verb
To play or tamper with something in a carefree or unthinking manner.
Stop diddling with your food and eat it.
Often appears as...
- diddle with
- diddle around
noun
A petty swindler, a cheater.
He's a diddle, never trust him with your money.
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To cheat or swindle someone.
I believe that car salesman diddled me out of a few hundred dollars.
Often appears as...
- diddle someone out of
- diddle around
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To wastefully fritter away time.
He diddled away his afternoon playing video games.
Often appears as...
- diddle away
- diddle around
verb
To play or tamper with something in a carefree or unthinking manner.
Stop diddling with your food and eat it.
Often appears as...
- diddle with
- diddle around
noun
A petty swindler, a cheater.
He's a diddle, never trust him with your money.
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/2Colloquial Usage
Used informally, might not be suitable for business or official settings.
That rogue diddled his clients out of their savings.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Connotation
Implies dishonest actions; used to express disapproval.
Everyone knows he's likely to diddle you if you're not careful.
Pro Tip 1/2Colloquial Usage
Used informally, might not be suitable for business or official settings.
That rogue diddled his clients out of their savings.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Connotation
Implies dishonest actions; used to express disapproval.
Everyone knows he's likely to diddle you if you're not careful.
Pro Tip 1/2Colloquial Usage
Used informally, might not be suitable for business or official settings.
That rogue diddled his clients out of their savings.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Connotation
Implies dishonest actions; used to express disapproval.
Everyone knows he's likely to diddle you if you're not careful.
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Video examples
Doodlers, unite! - Sunni...
really to make spontaneous marks to help yourself think that is why millions of people doodle here's another interesting truth about the doodle people who doodle when they're exposed to verbal information retain more of that information than their non doodling counterparts we think diddling is
Video examples
Doodlers, unite! - Sunni...
really to make spontaneous marks to help yourself think that is why millions of people doodle here's another interesting truth about the doodle people who doodle when they're exposed to verbal information retain more of that information than their non doodling counterparts we think diddling is
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Quote examples
Marian McPartland
English Musician
I'm trying to get the record that I made at my birthday party last year, trying to get that out, and the lawyers are diddling around with it and it probably won't be out until next year. I don't know.
Quote examples
George Benson
American Musician
Guitar gigs were everywhere in the '50s, and I started diddling around so I could keep working. Playing honky-tonk, simple stuff. I took a few gigs with an organ band that put me out front.
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Robert Rinder
English Judge
The law is the law whether you're dealing with a multi-million-pound fraud or a car deal where someone feels diddled because their exhaust falls off on the way home.
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Junot Diaz
American Writer
I didn't start writing until late high school and then I was just diddling. Mainly I loved to read and my writing was an outgrowth of that.
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James Wolcott
American Critic
What stars do in their off-hours is a never-ending source of diddling curiosity to the tabloid sensibility.
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Dave Barry
American Journalist
I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer.
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Thomas Hood
English Poet
A certain portion of the human race has certainly a taste for being diddled.
Quote examples
Marian McPartland
English Musician
I'm trying to get the record that I made at my birthday party last year, trying to get that out, and the lawyers are diddling around with it and it probably won't be out until next year. I don't know.
Quote examples
George Benson
American Musician
Guitar gigs were everywhere in the '50s, and I started diddling around so I could keep working. Playing honky-tonk, simple stuff. I took a few gigs with an organ band that put me out front.
Quote examples
Robert Rinder
English Judge
The law is the law whether you're dealing with a multi-million-pound fraud or a car deal where someone feels diddled because their exhaust falls off on the way home.
Quote examples
Junot Diaz
American Writer
I didn't start writing until late high school and then I was just diddling. Mainly I loved to read and my writing was an outgrowth of that.
Quote examples
James Wolcott
American Critic
What stars do in their off-hours is a never-ending source of diddling curiosity to the tabloid sensibility.
Quote examples
Dave Barry
American Journalist
I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer.
Quote examples
Thomas Hood
English Poet
A certain portion of the human race has certainly a taste for being diddled.
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