English word origin

Etymology of viddy

From video (“video recording”) + -y.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A video or video recording.

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

From video (“video recording”) + -y.

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Source etymology 2

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verb

To see; to view.

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

From Russian ви́деть (vídetʹ, “to see”); originally a fictional slang term used by the droogs in Anthony Burgess's novel, A Clockwork Orange.

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Borrowed-form mentionви́детьru

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