Definitions

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  • interjection UK A term of commiseration to a child who has suffered a mildly painful situation (or, by extension, to anybody seen to be complaining too much about hurt feelings).

Etymologies

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From did + ('em) they - do something to you

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Examples

  • Poor poor Ken little diddums is worried about it becoming a celebrity show down is he.

    Ken Livingstone Is Right ! Newmania 2007

  • Poor poor Ken little diddums is worried about it becoming a celebrity show down is he.

    Archive 2007-07-29 Newmania 2007

  • I also admit that blogging late at night after a glass or two can be a bit 'diddums' deserving.

    Parallel Worlds. Glyn Davies 2007

  • I tried to check the spelling of "diddums" in Webster's, America's inspiring, foremost dictionary.

    A Warning To Those Who Dare Criticize Israel In The US 2006

  • She did what she had one week called me 'diddums' for doing: she defended herself.

    Come To Grief Francis, Dick 1995

  • She did what she had one week called me 'diddums' for doing: she defended herself.

    Come To Grief Francis, Dick 1995

  • Granted, our immediate inclination is to say, "Boo hoo, sucks to you," or perhaps, "Aw, diddums, are you not allowed to spread your ethically retarded message of salvation by blood sacrifice just anywhere and everywhere you see fit these days?"

    Archive 2010-03-01 Hal Duncan 2010

  • Granted, our immediate inclination is to say, "Boo hoo, sucks to you," or perhaps, "Aw, diddums, are you not allowed to spread your ethically retarded message of salvation by blood sacrifice just anywhere and everywhere you see fit these days?"

    An Open Letter to the Usual Suspects Hal Duncan 2010

  • Does diddums want to feel ever so important to the shadow cabinet then?

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • He worried about poverty … ahh diddums and he believed in education which gave him his chance. .yawn ..

    How Long Can a Headless Chicken Live ? Newmania 2007

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