diddle
obsolete Gin. None of that diddle for me, barkeep. I'm strictly a scotch man. A: "Beer for you, sir?" B: "Nah, how about some diddle and tonic water?" Whiskey, diddle, brandy—I'm not much on hard liquor, to be honest.
diddle (someone) out of (something)
slang To trick or deceive someone into relinquishing something. I can't believe that shady salesman diddled you out of hundreds of dollars. I'm confident that we can diddle that sweet old lady out of her diamond necklace. I know what this property is really worth, pal, so you're not going to diddle me out of it for next to nothing!
diddle for middle
slang Whoever throws a dart closest to the bull's-eye (the exact center of the dart board) gets to go first in a game of darts. A less common variant of "middle for diddle." Primarily heard in UK. A: "Who's up for some darts, lads?" B: "Cor, I thought you'd never ask. Right, diddle for middle!" A: "All right, gents, diddle for middle!" B: "Well, my aim is terrible, so I won't be going first." Diddle for middle—it's the only fair way to determine who gets to go first.
diddle with (something)
To fiddle or play with something. Quit diddling with your keys, will you? You're making me nervous! Mary, stop diddling with your necklace like that and sit still! Don't diddle with your hair, honey—it looks great.
middle for diddle
slang Whoever throws a dart closest to the bull's-eye (the exact center of the dart board) gets to go first in a game of darts. Primarily heard in UK. A: "Who's up for some darts, lads?" B: "Cor, I thought you'd never ask. Right, middle for diddle!"
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diddle someone out of something
to cheat someone into giving up something. The boys diddled the old man out of a few bucks. He was diddled out of his last dime.
diddle something out of someone
Sl. to get something from someone by deception. We diddled about forty bucks out of the old lady who runs the candy shop. They diddled Larry's last dime out of him.
diddle with something
to play with something; to toy with something. Here, don't diddle with that watch. Stop diddling with your nose, Jimmy!
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diddle
1. tv. to feel someone sexually. (see also feel someone up. Usually objectionable.) She moved her hand over, like she was going to diddle him, then she jabbed him in the crystals.
2. in. to masturbate [oneself]. (Usually objectionable.) Have you been diddling again?
3. tv. to masturbate someone else. (Akin to sense 1 Usually objectionable.) She diddled him since it was his birthday.
4. tv. to cheat someone. The shop owner diddled me out of ten bucks.
5. tv. & in. to copulate [with] someone. (Usually objectionable.) I’m tired of hearing who has diddled whom in Hollywood.
diddle something out of someone
tv. to get something from someone by deception. We diddled about forty bucks out of the old lady who runs the candy shop.
diddle with something
in. to play with something; to toy with something. Here, don’t diddle with that watch.
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