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noun di·do \ˈdī-(ˌ)dō\

Definition of dido

plural

didoes

or

didos

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

  2. 2 :  something that is frivolous or showy

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Examples of dido in a Sentence

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

Origin and Etymology of dido

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dido Synonyms

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

Dido

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noun Di·do \ˈdī-(ˌ)dō\

Definition of Dido

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

Origin and Etymology of dido

Latin, from Greek Didō

Other Mythology and Folklore Terms

elysian, fay, muse, nimbus, phoenix

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