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		Definition of diddums in English: diddumsexclamationˈdɪdəmz British informal Used to express commiseration to a child or, ironically, to an adult. 乖乖(用于表示对孩子的同情) Example sentencesExamples -  Trust me, diddums, nobody wants to make it a blockbuster night.
 -  ‘Awww, well here you go diddums, you can have a free go’ she threw the ball at him, causing him to smile confidently when he caught it.
 -  Unfortunately, it's not on This Is London, but gems included her having to move from Islington to a ‘£200,000 flat in Ladbroke Grove’ - aww, diddums!
 -  Aaah the poor diddums couldn't churn out more his tedious rubbish because he was worried about climate change and the polar bears disappearing!
 -  Not surprisingly, once in the poor diddums discovers that it's all a lie and wants out.
 -  Max may not say, ‘There, there, diddums, Mummy kiss it better.’
 -  Ooooh, diddums, we'll just have to wrap them up in cotton wool, little precious darlings!
 -  The real question, runs the argument, is how the poor diddums English will manage.
 -  All right, then, let's have the standard reaction: ah, diddums, poor millionaires, did you work a whole four months?
 -  Oooh, did Daddy not give you enough pocket money this week - diddums!
 
 
 OriginLate 19th century: from did 'em, i.e. 'did they?' (tease you, do that to you, etc.).     |