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did·dle-dad·dle | \ ¦didᵊl¦dadᵊl \
plural -s
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diddle-daddle
intransitive verb\ " \
diddle-daddled; diddle-daddled; diddle-daddling\ -ad(ᵊ)liŋ \; diddle-daddles
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