dido
/ˈdaɪdəʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "… she always had strong physical attraction for me … that time I kissed her … one reason I’ve steered clear since … take no chances on emotional didos …"
- "I remember Raymond telling me years later how when he lived at home, if his mother heard he had been seen as much as talking to a girl, she would kick up a dido."
- "Young people," interposed a passing official, "if you keep a cutting didoes, I must talk to you both like a Dutch uncle."
- "Our youngest uncle, Billy, was not old enough to join in their didoes. One of their more flamboyant escapades has become a proud family legend."
- "The name Tsez derives from the indigenous self-designation cez or cezi, while the alternative Dido is the Georgian designation. The traditional lands of the Tsez are more or less coterminous with the Tsunta district (cuntinskij rajon) in Daghestan, excluding the Bezhta division (bežtinskij učastok), inhabited by speakers of Bezhta and Hunzib, and the village of Genukh, where speakers of Hinuq live."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Διδώ
Usage
- Slang
- American usage
- Uncountable
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Didonian
Didoan