didlumn.

Brit.

/ˈdɪdləm/,

/ˈdɪdl̩əm/, U.S.

/ˈdɪdləm/, Irish English

/ˈdɪdl̩əm/

Forms: 1900s– diddleum, 1900s– diddlum, 1900s– didlum.

Etymology: Apparently humorously < diddle v.³ + 'em pron.Compare the following earlier use of Diddleum in the name of a fictitious corrupt gold mining company:1869 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 6 Jan. 2/4 The Auckland Punch contains the following as the prospectus of the Diddleum Gold Mining Company...Solicitors—Messrs. Grab-it and Hook-it. Bankers—the South Whales.

English regional and Irish English (now chiefly English regional (north-eastern)).

An informal savings scheme in which participants deposit a regular sum throughout the year with a nominated treasurer who then shares out the money at Christmas.Recorded earliest in attributive use.

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1901 Times 1 Feb. 6/4 William Driscoll..was charged on remand with stealing £82 on December 24, the moneys of the members of the Diddlum Loan Club, which existed among the members of the City of London Electric Lighting Company... The subscriptions were a shilling per week, and the money was to be shared out at Christmas.

1916 Sun (Christchurch, N.Z.) 17 June 6/1 The Farthing Club, or ‘Diddlum’, as it is called in South London, has been improved upon by one girls' club.

1926 Irish Times 24 Feb. 3/3 She went amongst these poor, decent, hard-working women and tells them that she is the promoter of a ‘diddleum’ club.

1955 Times 23 Dec. 5/4 For Christmas clubs of every sort (whether known as loan, slate, or tontine clubs, ‘diddlums’, or friendly societies) the ‘share out’ this year is the biggest on record.

1994 J. Littlewood Joan's Bk. iii. 18 They had paid into the Diddlum all year. The local publican, Billy Borndrunk, held the bank.

2013 @abi31vh 19 Oct. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) So glad i saved £150 in my didlum for Christmas!

2016 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 9 Dec. 1 The group..found the vast sum of money they had contributed into a ‘didlum’ system throughout the year was gone after the person responsible for organising the fund apparently told the other members it had already been spent.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	didlum
释义	didlumn. Brit. /ˈdɪdləm/, /ˈdɪdl̩əm/, U.S. /ˈdɪdləm/, Irish English /ˈdɪdl̩əm/ Forms: 1900s– diddleum, 1900s– diddlum, 1900s– didlum. Etymology: Apparently humorously < diddle v.³ + 'em pron.Compare the following earlier use of Diddleum in the name of a fictitious corrupt gold mining company:1869 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 6 Jan. 2/4 The Auckland Punch contains the following as the prospectus of the Diddleum Gold Mining Company...Solicitors—Messrs. Grab-it and Hook-it. Bankers—the South Whales. English regional and Irish English (now chiefly English regional (north-eastern)). An informal savings scheme in which participants deposit a regular sum throughout the year with a nominated treasurer who then shares out the money at Christmas.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΚΠ 1901 Times 1 Feb. 6/4 William Driscoll..was charged on remand with stealing £82 on December 24, the moneys of the members of the Diddlum Loan Club, which existed among the members of the City of London Electric Lighting Company... The subscriptions were a shilling per week, and the money was to be shared out at Christmas. 1916 Sun (Christchurch, N.Z.) 17 June 6/1 The Farthing Club, or ‘Diddlum’, as it is called in South London, has been improved upon by one girls' club. 1926 Irish Times 24 Feb. 3/3 She went amongst these poor, decent, hard-working women and tells them that she is the promoter of a ‘diddleum’ club. 1955 Times 23 Dec. 5/4 For Christmas clubs of every sort (whether known as loan, slate, or tontine clubs, ‘diddlums’, or friendly societies) the ‘share out’ this year is the biggest on record. 1994 J. Littlewood Joan's Bk. iii. 18 They had paid into the Diddlum all year. The local publican, Billy Borndrunk, held the bank. 2013 @abi31vh 19 Oct. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) So glad i saved £150 in my didlum for Christmas! 2016 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 9 Dec. 1 The group..found the vast sum of money they had contributed into a ‘didlum’ system throughout the year was gone after the person responsible for organising the fund apparently told the other members it had already been spent. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901
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