English word origin

Etymology of diddy

Variant of titty. Attested from the late eighteenth century.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

adj

Very small, tiny.

noun

A woman's breast. · A fool, a tit.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Variant of titty. Attested from the late eighteenth century.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A gypsy.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Likely from Romani didikai; compare didicoy.

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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