A Powerful Humourous Word: Diddums

[Dave888]

Examples:

(A) "Our children want to play in the mud." "Diddums!"

(B) They have decided to take part in the marathon in their holiday." "Oh diddums!"

© "The neighbors on the third floor are at it again." "Ah diddums!"

The definition of the word "diddums", see Cambridge International Dictionary of English.

diddums British

interjection

HUMOROUS

an expression which seems sympathetic but which really means the opposite

"I hurt my finger." "Ah diddums!"

In some country dictionary, the definition of "diddums" is described as:

Let them do it! (With sympathy, expressing the word ironically)

In my view, this interjection sounds terse and humourously powerful.

Especially, there has ever been a pop game named "Ah Diddums!", which is still loved by many of gamers. That femous game makes this interjection popular.

Some native Britons know how to use drolly and cannily the word "diddums" in life, for terse purpose, I wouldn't quote their words here. :cool:

[{MC}]

ummm....yeah. *runs away*

[Blaise Veteran]

There's a word I've heard people in the UK use before "Prat" I've always wondered exactly how do you know when to use that word to describe the behavior of an individual.

Thanks for posting the answer.

Edited December 12, 2002 by Blaise

[Spyder Veteran]

no wonder...its british. theres no way i could've figured that out. i've never heard of the word. ever. .. until now

[ramesees]

I'm British, and I didn't get it, don't feel too bad about it, I've heard of it though :p

In reference to Blaise's post on when to use the word "prat".....

Its usually said to describe someone who has behaved in a stupid, foolish, idiotic manner

From Meaning of Prat the meaning of prat is ".....the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on [syn: buttocks, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass]...."

Its essentially a derogatory term for someone

Hope this helps

[Blaise Veteran]

Yeah..Thanks ramesees :) I wouldn't have wanted anyone to think I asked that question facetiously ;)

[Spyder Veteran]

Yeah..Thanks ramesees :) I wouldn't have wanted anyone to think I asked that question facetiously ;)

hahaha i got it blaise. very subtle, but i caught it :)

[unique]

shiat, I was so close...either that or didn't care...yup...it was the I didn't care one.

Dave888, I guess next time you are going to make a worthless post you may as well go ahead and play! Diddums! Either that or stay away from slang that has somehow made its way into a dictionary.

[thingsforjason]

oh. :hmmm: :unsure:

[Qarth]

Cool :o

[Dave888]

shiat, I was so close...either that or didn't care...yup...it was the I didn't care one.

Dave888, I guess next time you are going to make a worthless post you may as well go ahead and play! Diddums! Either that or stay away from slang that has somehow made its way into a dictionary.

(1)unique, is English your first language?

Let's see your weird grammar:

"it was the I didn't care one"

It is your invention that the definite article "the" is used before a pronoun like "I" or before a clause?

The reason is perhaps because you are "unique", so your usage is fitting the definition" Used to indicate uniqueness"?

If so, congrats! :cool:

(2) unique wrote: "Diddums! Either that or stay away from slang that has somehow made its way into a dictionary."

Could I suggest better using "out of " instead of "into"? Has anyone seen a dictionary bring out a famous pop game? No, no one has I think! And the vested fact is the "slang" has made a breakthrough out of a dictionary! So using "out of" is better than using "into" in unique's word. :)

[thingsforjason]

ok, lets hope this doesn't go any further.... :blink: :unsure:

[ozric]

For more British slang, check out this link...

Rogers Profanisaurus

NOTE: As the name suggest's this site does contain bad language. :o

*EDIT* Found an HTML version rather than PDF

[Blaise Veteran]

Yeah..Thanks ramesees :) ?I wouldn't have wanted anyone to think I asked that question facetiously;))

hahaha i got it blaise. very subtle, but i caught it:))

heh..;)) but it apparently went over the head of a certain grandiloquent person:no::

[Dave888]

For more British slang, check out this link...

Rogers Profanisaurus

NOTE: As the name suggest's this site does contain bad language. :o

*EDIT* Found an HTML version rather than PDF

LOL! Ozric, well done, a damned "good" link! ;)

Am not inclined to use those languages that would make other's hair curl...but think that I should learn of them to avoid being offended. In UK, one of notorious languages is "w*****n c**f" that I could not find it out in Rogers Profanisaurus. I think you must know the meaning of this very offensive slang. If possible, explain it in details for me(for convenience, how about PM?), thanks.

[unique]

shiat, I was so close...either that or didn't care...yup...it was the I didn't care one.

Dave888, I guess next time you are going to make a worthless post you may as well go ahead and play! Diddums! Either that or stay away from slang that has somehow made its way into a dictionary.

(1)unique, is English your first language?

Let's see your weird grammar:

"it was the I didn't care one"

It is your invention that the definite article "the" is used before a pronoun like "I" or before a clause?

The reason is perhaps because you are "unique", so your usage is fitting the definition" Used to indicate uniqueness"?

If so, congrats! :cool:

(2) unique wrote: "Diddums! Either that or stay away from slang that has somehow made its way into a dictionary."

Could I suggest better using "out of " instead of "into"? Has anyone seen a dictionary bring out a famous pop game? No, no one has I think! And the vested fact is the "slang" has made a breakthrough out of a dictionary! So using "out of" is better than using "into" in unique's word. :)

Buddy, unlike you, I don't use this board to practice my english skills...My writting is very good, and none of your concern. Why do you pick apart people's grammar on an internet forum? Does it make you feel good inside? If so, then Diddums. FOOL. Your 'spell and grammar check' is awesome, but has no place in Neowin where peoples' main concern is not sentance composure or spelling. So if you wouldn't mind stepping this way....yup, right over there.

/me BOOTS DAVE IN HIS ASS AND OUT THE DOOR.

:ninja:

ps. Your attempts to belittle me are weak and make you look like an insecure idividual. :yes:

[Dave888]

Buddy, unlike you, I don't use this board to practice my english skills...My writting is very good, and none of your concern. Why do you pick apart people's grammar on an internet forum? Does it make you feel good inside? If so, then Diddums. FOOL. Your 'spell and grammar check' is awesome, but has no place in Neowin where peoples' main concern is not sentance composure or spelling. So if you wouldn't mind stepping this way....yup, right over there.

/me BOOTS DAVE IN HIS ASS AND OUT THE DOOR.

:ninja:

ps. Your attempts to belittle me are weak and make you look like an insecure idividual.  :yes:

Facts speak louder than eloquence, to say nothing of there is no eloquence in your posts, unique! You amply bore out your "very good writing" with your grammatical "invention" such as "yup...it was the I didn't care one.", and you feeling good. Of course you could enjoy your freedom, indulging yourself into the illusion of the pompousness. But let me remind you of that-don't expect your effrontery and your rascal manner work.

I have never criticised anyone's grammar in Neowin except you. Pup, your grammar has betrayed your own.

Please don't blow your own horn on your "good writing" any more, okay? Because such a behavior really sounds brazen before the facts.

:)

[Inertia]

Sometimes you dont realise how many sad f**cks there are in this forum until you get reminded. :no:

[unique]

Ok big man,

In case you don't seem to quite get it, I will spell it out for you a third time. I am not now, nor ever applying my proficient writting skills to this board. It is not needed for the readers to understand my point. Fact of the matter is, there are many younger members who do not quite understand your babble, nor should they have a need to. Please just cut your loses and realize you are fighting a lost cause. As it matters not to me how you find my grammar or english. Thanks in response for not responding.

Also, you might add that your most recent post does not stay in step with our argument, you simply chose to again, pick my post apart grammatically. Which to me, is quite humorous. So your english teacher frontage that you so arogantly adorn to this forum is based upon your vocabulary and not your abillity to validate an argument.

Yours Truly,

Unique

ps. If you have a problem with me, or others in the future, please do not try to better yourself by making a mockery of someone else on the board. PM the individual you would like to cut-up, as to spare members from reading your tripe.

[unique]

Sometimes you dont realise how many sad f**cks there are in this forum until you get reminded. :no:

Tell me about it. :no:

[Dave888]

How to comprehend clearly and swiftly a poster's idea, it is the first question when reading a thread in a board. On the one hand, unique drives readers to read his posts; on the other, he claimes that "It is not needed for the readers to understand my point."

Therefore, could readers ask, "what in the world are you up to, unique?"

And, I have to say, "compose yourself unique, don't act like a lost soul please."

unique wrote:

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If you have a problem with me, or others in the future, please do not try to better yourself by making a mockery of someone else on the board. PM the individual you would like to cut-up, as to spare members from reading your tripe.

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This tender grace came too late, unique. Didn't you remember how you reacted, like a rowdy, to a very normal grammatical remark? You spouted "/me BOOTS DAVE IN HIS ASS AND OUT THE DOOR."? Yes, you had time to do violence to such the one whom you call "buddy", and you hadn't time to spell out a trivial grammatical mistake? Let us come to the point, you have lost qualification to prove you're graceful in this case, at least for the present or for the time being, unique! :cool: :)

[unique]

How to comprehend clearly and swiftly a poster's idea, it is the first question when reading a thread in a board. On the one hand, unique drives readers to read his posts; on the other, he claimes that "It is not needed for the readers to understand my point."  

<span style='color:red'>Therefore, could readers ask, "what in the world are you up to, unique?"

 

  And, I have to say, "compose yourself unique, don't act like a lost soul please."</span>

    unique wrote:

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  If you have a problem with me, or others in the future, please do not try to better yourself by making a mockery of someone else on the board. PM the individual you would like to cut-up, as to spare members from reading your tripe.

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This tender grace came too late, unique. Didn't you remember how you reacted, like a rowdy, to a very normal grammatical remark? You spouted "/me BOOTS DAVE IN HIS ASS AND OUT THE DOOR."?  Yes, you had time to do violence to such the one whom you call "buddy", and you hadn't time to spell out a trivial grammatical mistake? Let us come to the point, you have lost qualification to prove you're graceful in this case, at least for the present or for the time being, unique!  :cool:  :)

Would you mind explaining your point? Besides again re-affirming mine. :yes:

This thread is old, all you muster up are words cutting up my grammar, which I might add, bugs me not. So if that is all you have to say, please save readers time and brain cells, by not posting anymore, ever again, anywhere.

And your changing of font sizes amidst posts proves that the little creativity you ebrasen on this thread, is used while deciding which should be bigger; Unique or comprehend.

Thanks, and have a merry shut the feckupmas. :laugh:

ps. Don't make me talk about grammar...look at your babble.

pps. I encourage a mod to close this thread, as it serves no purpose in the neowin community.

[Blaise Veteran]

& Look Unique made all his points without screaming once :thumbup:

Here, Here Close this thing.

[mstrmind]

Dave man, you're not making much sense. Stop looking excuses to use big words, and just STFU.

p.s. All those big words.....are really pourly strung together.

[Dave888]

To be frank with you unique, all of what you have said makes me think you are suffering hysteria or epilepsy. I wouldn't lol for this situation, because of what if you are a real patient, I'll feel guilty for laughing at your ailment. But I suggest you to see doctor, especially to see a psychologist. :cool:

P.S. Do you think you are big brother in neowin? Look at your word- "I encourage a mod to close this thread"; couldn't you say "I suggest a mod to close..."? At this point, I'd LOL even ROTFL! Yes, you have been acting like a funny big shot from beginning to end.

Enough. I hope a mod close this thread ASAP. ;) :) :D