diddle-daddle

1 of 2

noun

did·​dle-dad·​dle

¦didᵊl¦dadᵊl

plural -s

: fussing, trifling, fiddle-faddle

diddle-daddle

2 of 2

intransitive verb

"

diddle-daddled; diddle-daddled; diddle-daddling

-ad(ᵊ)liŋ

; diddle-daddles

: dawdle, trifle

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