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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  1. prank
  2. trick
  3. capriccio
Noun
  • The prank is one where kids ring the doorbell of a home and then run away.
    — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Influencer prank intended to humiliate Red Baron pizza worker backfires in the most satisfying way possible.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of prank
Noun
  • As the title promises, YouTube-esque explainer videos featuring four gunmen in wolf masks bring the tips and tricks of bank robbing to a legion of online followers.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Candy is dandy as a Halloween treat, but what the kids really wanted this year were the clicker keychains columnist Donna Vickroy included in her trick-or-treat bucket.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of trick
Noun
  • The drawing, a fanciful architectural scene called a capriccio, will be on sale at Mallams auction house in Oxford on October 21.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Palazzolo doesn’t mean to recreate the capriccios herself.
    — Mario Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of capriccio
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“Dido.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dido. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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