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dido

noun (1)
di·​do | \ˈdī-(ˌ)dō \
plural didoes or didos

Definition of dido 

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

2 : something that is frivolous or showy

Dido

noun (2)
Di·​do | \ˈdī-(ˌ)dō \

Definition of Dido (Entry 2 of 2)

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

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Noun (1)

 known for cutting didoes at the holiday party held each year at the office

First Known Use of dido

Noun (1)

1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for dido

Noun (1)

origin unknown

Noun (2)

Latin, from Greek Didō

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