dido

noun

ˈdī-(ˌ)dō How to pronounce dido (audio)
Definition of didonext
as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke known for cutting didoes at the holiday party held each year at the office

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dido
  1. prank
  2. trick
  3. capriccio
Noun
  • Over at Team Mauve’s house, the prank starts falling into place when Green and his teammates Jodie Sweetin and Beverley Mitchell get a knock on the door regarding a pizza delivery.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Muskego Police Department is warning Muskego High School students about consequences of pranks causing damage after the department received over 20 complaints in less than two weeks.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of prank
Noun
  • How modular workstation sinks work A workstation sink looks like a standard basin at first glance, but the walls hide the trick.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
  • With each trick and tactic, companies are reinventing the ripoff right under our noses.
    — Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of trick
Noun
  • Palazzolo doesn’t mean to recreate the capriccios herself.
    — Mario Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Ok so these capriccio bubblies taste like a fruit punch four loko.
    — Zoe Szathmary, Fox News, 17 May 2018
Definition of capriccio
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“Dido.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dido. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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