ALL meanings of diddle
did·dle
D d - verb diddle If someone diddles you, they take money from you dishonestly or unfairly. 3
- verb diddle If someone diddles, they waste time and do not achieve anything. 3
- verb diddle to cheat or swindle 3
- verb diddle to jerk (an object) up and down or back and forth; shake rapidly 3
- verb transitive diddle to move back and forth in a jerky or rapid manner; jiggle 3
- verb transitive diddle to have sexual intercourse with 3
- verb transitive diddle to masturbate 3
- intransitive verb diddle to move back and forth jerkily or rapidly 3
- verb transitive diddle to cheat, swindle, or victimize 3
- verb transitive diddle to waste (time) in trifling 3
- intransitive verb diddle to waste time; dawdle 3
- noun Definition of diddle in Technology (jargon) (US) To work in a casual manner, or the result of such work. (In the UK "to diddle someone" means to cheat them). "I diddled a copy of ADVENT so it didn't double-space all the time." "Let's diddle this piece of code and see if the problem goes away." Similar to twiddle, less purposeful than tweak. 1
- noun diddle Cheat or swindle (someone) so as to deprive them of something. 1
- verb with object diddle Informal. to move back and forth with short rapid motions; jiggle: Diddle the switch and see if the light comes on. 1
- verb with object diddle Slang. to copulate with. to practice masturbation upon. 1
- verb without object diddle Informal. to toy; fool (usually followed by with): The kids have been diddling with the controls on the television set again. 1
- verb without object diddle to waste time; dawdle (often followed by around): You would be finished by now if you hadn't spent the morning diddling around. 1
- verb without object diddle Informal. to move back and forth with short rapid motions. 1
- transitive verb diddle cheat, con 1
- transitive verb diddle have sex with 1
- noun diddle (music) In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed. 0
- noun diddle (Slang) (childish) The penis. 0
- verb diddle (Transitive Verb) to cheat; to swindle. 0
- verb diddle (Transitive Verb) to have sex with. 0
- verb diddle (Transitive Verb) to masturbate (especially of women). 0
- verb diddle (Transitive Verb) to waste time. 0
- verb diddle (Intransitive Verb) To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle. 0