dido

di·do

noun \ˈdī-(ˌ)dō\

plural didoes or didos

Definition of DIDO

1

: a mischievous or capricious act : prank, antic —often used in the phrase cut didoes

2

: something that is frivolous or showy

Examples of DIDO

1. <known for cutting didoes at the holiday party held each year at the office>

Origin of DIDO

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1807

Related to DIDO

Synonyms

antic, caper, capriccio, prank, escapade, frolic, gag, jest, knavery, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, rag [chiefly British], roguery, shavie [Scottish], shine(s), trick, waggery

Related Words

skylarking; adventure, experience, game, lark, time; high jinks (also hijinks), horseplay, play, roughhousing, rowdyism; shenanigan(s), tomfoolery; joking, kidding, teasing; gambit, hoax, maneuver, ploy; deed, feat, mission, performance, stunt; caprice, conceit, fancy, vagary, whim, whimsy (also whimsey); deceit, deception, delusion, fooling, fraud, hanky-panky, hoodwinking, ruse, sham, stratagem, subterfuge, trickery, wile

Di·do

noun \ˈdī-(ˌ)dō\

Definition of DIDO

: a legendary queen of Carthage in Virgil's Aeneid who kills herself when Aeneas leaves her

Origin of DIDO

Latin, from Greek Didō

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Mythology and Folklore Terms

elysian, fay, muse, nimbus, phoenix