tiddlev.¹

/ˈtɪd(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1600s–1800s tittle.

Etymology: In sense 1 perhaps connected with tid adj. The two senses may be distinct words.

Obsolete exc. dialect or slang.

1. transitive. To fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, pamper; to tend carefully, nurse, cherish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > be infatuatedly fond or love to excess [verb (transitive)] > pet, indulge, or pamper

daunt1303

cocker1440

cherisha1450

pomper1483

daut?a1513

to cocker up1530

pamper1530

pimper1537

tiddle1560

cockle1570

dandlea1577

cotchel1578

cockney1582

fondle1582

coax1589

to coax up1592

to flatter up1598

dainty1622

pet1629

cosset1659

caudle1662

faddle1688

pettle1719

coddle1786

sugar-plum1788

twattle1790

to make a fuss of or over (with)1814

mud1814

pamperizea1845

mollycoddle1851

pompey1860

cosher1861

pussy1889

molly1907

1560 Nice Wanton in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1874) II. 173 My parents did tiddle me: they were to blame.

1653 M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family Commonwealth (1894) 203 To midwife it out, and to tittle it up and to bring it with you in your coach.

1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum To Tiddle, to indulge, or fondle, to make much of.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Tiddle, v.a. (from Tid), to use tenderly; to fondle.

1839 G. C. Lewis Gloss. Words Herefordshire 108 To Tiddle, to nurse a young animal by the hand, to pet. Also to entice, as ‘to tiddle him on’.

1881 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Suppl. Tiddle, to nurse and nurture tenderly.

1893 J. Salisbury Gloss. Words S.E. Worcs. (at cited word) You may tiddle a monkey 'till 'e befouls your trenchud.

a. intransitive. To potter, trifle, ‘fiddle’; to fidget, fuss.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > be idle or unoccupied [verb (intransitive)] > potter or waste time in trifling activity

trifle?a1400

loiterc1400

tiffc1440

tifflec1440

to pick a salad1520

to play the wanton1529

fiddle1530

dauntc1540

piddle1545

dally?1548

pittlea1568

pingle1574

puddle1591

to thrum caps1594

maginate1623

meecha1625

pudder1624

dabble1631

fanfreluche1653

dawdlea1656

taigle17..

niff-naff1728

tiddle1747

peddle1755

gammer1788

quiddle1789

muddle1791

browse1803

niddle1808

poke1811

fal-lal1818

potter1824

footer1825

putter1827

shaffle1828

to fool about1838

mike1838

piffle1847

mess1853

to muck about1856

tinker1856

bohemianize1857

to fool around1860

frivol1866

june1869

muss1876

to muddle about (also around)1877

slummock1877

dicker1888

moodle1893

to fart about1899

to fart about (or around)1899

plouter1899

futz1907

monkey1916

to arse around1919

to play around1929

to fuck around1931

tool1932

frig1933

boondoggle1935

to muck around1935

to screw around1935

to bugger about1937

to bugger around1939

to piss about1943

to dick around1948

to jerk around1953

fart-arse1954

to fanny around1969

slop1973

dork1982

to twat around (or about)1992

to dick about1996

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xlii. 291 To leave the family-pictures..to you, because you could tiddle about them, and..wipe and clean them with your dainty hands!

1839 W. Holloway Gen. Dict. Provincialisms (new ed.) (at cited word) ‘Tiddling about’ is being busy about trifles.

1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 169/1 [Cumberland] I could par' [i.e. pare] the fut with a buttress while another is tittlin' over it with a draw-knife.

b. To move potteringly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > move or go slowly [verb (intransitive)]

creepc1175

lugc1400

to hold (also keep) foot withc1438

crawlc1460

lounge?a1513

slug1565

drawl1566

draggle1577

fodge1581

snail1582

laggerc1620

slagger1622

snail1628

flod1674

delay1690

to drag one’s slow length along1711

soss1711

loiter1728

trail1744

sidle1781

soodle1821

linger1826

ooze1847

slope1851

laggard1864

dawdle1872

tiddle1882

oozle1958

pootle1973

1882 W. D. Howells Mod. Instance x, in Cent. Mag. Feb. 589/1 Mr. Macallister, a slight little straight man..tiddled farcically forward on his toes.

1970 Times 6 July 6/8 You can't just tiddle up to the town hall to see the man.

Derivatives

Categories »

ˈtiddling adj. that ‘tiddles’; overindulgent.

ˈtiddlingly adv. indulgently.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [adverb] > in a petting or indulgent manner

tiddlingly1580

cockeringly1599

pettingly1829

1580 T. Lupton Siuqila 37 The most of our youth..are so tydlingly, fondly, wantonly, and idlely brought up, that it is a griefe to the godlye.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

tiddlev.²

/ˈtɪd(ə)l/

Etymology: Euphemistic alteration of piddle v.; compare tinkle v.¹ 6 and widdle v.³

colloquial.

intransitive. To make water, to urinate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > urinary system > urinate [verb (intransitive)]

migheeOE

pissc1300

to make water?a1475

stale1530

leak1598

urinate1599

minge1606

urine1607

water1631

stroana1730

to pass water1738

to pump ship1759

piddle1784

to make one's burn1788

pittle1801

pee1825

micturate1842

tiddlea1852

leck1922

wet1925

whizz1929

wee-wee1930

wee1934

widdle1934

to go (make) wee-wee1937

tinkle1943

void1947

to take a leak1969

potty1972

slash1973

wazz1984

a1852 W. T. Spurdens Forby's Vocab. E. Anglia (1858) III. 52 Tiddle, v. mingere, de infantibus (to piddle, of children).

1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 137/1 Tiddle,..to urinate, used principally among children.

1978 ‘J. Lymington’ Waking of Stone iv. 79 He tiddled in the stream, right in front of me!

1985 Washington Post 23 June 3 Another informant who used the euphemism ‘tiddles’ for urinating was confused to discover that Tiddles was the name of his aunt's cat.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

tiddlev.³

Brit.

/ˈtɪdl/, U.S.

/ˈtɪd(ə)l/

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: tittle v.²

Etymology: Apparently a variant of tittle v.², with voicing of the medial plosive.

regional.

transitive and intransitive. To tickle (in various senses). Cf. tittle v.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > sensation of being tickled > tickling > [verb (transitive)]

kittlec1000

ticklec1450

titillate1747

vellicate1756

tiddle1866

goose1879

1866 J. G. Nall Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft 693 A girl says ‘I 'ont be tiddled by you nor no one’.

1904 D. W. Lewin in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1905) VI. 137/1 [Kent] The thing kept on tiddling me.

1982 É. Mac Thomáis Janey Mack me Shirt is Black iv. 37 I'll never forget the first time the electric clippers came to Inchicore. It doesn't hurt, it doesn't pinch, it tiddles yeh.

2009 @disturbed_smurf 12 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Mark Gray: ‘Does anyone else like cleaning their ears? It tiddles.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

v.¹1560

v.²a1852

v.³1866

单词	tiddle
释义	tiddlev.¹ /ˈtɪd(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1600s–1800s tittle. Etymology: In sense 1 perhaps connected with tid adj. The two senses may be distinct words. Obsolete exc. dialect or slang. 1. transitive. To fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, pamper; to tend carefully, nurse, cherish. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > be infatuatedly fond or love to excess [verb (transitive)] > pet, indulge, or pamper daunt1303 cocker1440 cherisha1450 pomper1483 daut?a1513 to cocker up1530 pamper1530 pimper1537 tiddle1560 cockle1570 dandlea1577 cotchel1578 cockney1582 fondle1582 coax1589 to coax up1592 to flatter up1598 dainty1622 pet1629 cosset1659 caudle1662 faddle1688 pettle1719 coddle1786 sugar-plum1788 twattle1790 to make a fuss of or over (with)1814 mud1814 pamperizea1845 mollycoddle1851 pompey1860 cosher1861 pussy1889 molly1907 1560 Nice Wanton in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1874) II. 173 My parents did tiddle me: they were to blame. 1653 M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family Commonwealth (1894) 203 To midwife it out, and to tittle it up and to bring it with you in your coach. 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum To Tiddle, to indulge, or fondle, to make much of. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Tiddle, v.a. (from Tid), to use tenderly; to fondle. 1839 G. C. Lewis Gloss. Words Herefordshire 108 To Tiddle, to nurse a young animal by the hand, to pet. Also to entice, as ‘to tiddle him on’. 1881 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Suppl. Tiddle, to nurse and nurture tenderly. 1893 J. Salisbury Gloss. Words S.E. Worcs. (at cited word) You may tiddle a monkey 'till 'e befouls your trenchud. 2. a. intransitive. To potter, trifle, ‘fiddle’; to fidget, fuss. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > be idle or unoccupied [verb (intransitive)] > potter or waste time in trifling activity trifle?a1400 loiterc1400 tiffc1440 tifflec1440 to pick a salad1520 to play the wanton1529 fiddle1530 dauntc1540 piddle1545 dally?1548 pittlea1568 pingle1574 puddle1591 to thrum caps1594 maginate1623 meecha1625 pudder1624 dabble1631 fanfreluche1653 dawdlea1656 taigle17.. niff-naff1728 tiddle1747 peddle1755 gammer1788 quiddle1789 muddle1791 browse1803 niddle1808 poke1811 fal-lal1818 potter1824 footer1825 putter1827 shaffle1828 to fool about1838 mike1838 piffle1847 mess1853 to muck about1856 tinker1856 bohemianize1857 to fool around1860 frivol1866 june1869 muss1876 to muddle about (also around)1877 slummock1877 dicker1888 moodle1893 to fart about1899 to fart about (or around)1899 plouter1899 futz1907 monkey1916 to arse around1919 to play around1929 to fuck around1931 tool1932 frig1933 boondoggle1935 to muck around1935 to screw around1935 to bugger about1937 to bugger around1939 to piss about1943 to dick around1948 to jerk around1953 fart-arse1954 to fanny around1969 slop1973 dork1982 to twat around (or about)1992 to dick about1996 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xlii. 291 To leave the family-pictures..to you, because you could tiddle about them, and..wipe and clean them with your dainty hands! 1839 W. Holloway Gen. Dict. Provincialisms (new ed.) (at cited word) ‘Tiddling about’ is being busy about trifles. 1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 169/1 [Cumberland] I could par' [i.e. pare] the fut with a buttress while another is tittlin' over it with a draw-knife. b. To move potteringly. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > move or go slowly [verb (intransitive)] creepc1175 lugc1400 to hold (also keep) foot withc1438 crawlc1460 lounge?a1513 slug1565 drawl1566 draggle1577 fodge1581 snail1582 laggerc1620 slagger1622 snail1628 flod1674 delay1690 to drag one’s slow length along1711 soss1711 loiter1728 trail1744 sidle1781 soodle1821 linger1826 ooze1847 slope1851 laggard1864 dawdle1872 tiddle1882 oozle1958 pootle1973 1882 W. D. Howells Mod. Instance x, in Cent. Mag. Feb. 589/1 Mr. Macallister, a slight little straight man..tiddled farcically forward on his toes. 1970 Times 6 July 6/8 You can't just tiddle up to the town hall to see the man. Derivatives Categories » ˈtiddling adj. that ‘tiddles’; overindulgent. ˈtiddlingly adv. indulgently. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [adverb] > in a petting or indulgent manner tiddlingly1580 cockeringly1599 pettingly1829 1580 T. Lupton Siuqila 37 The most of our youth..are so tydlingly, fondly, wantonly, and idlely brought up, that it is a griefe to the godlye. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). tiddlev.² /ˈtɪd(ə)l/ Etymology: Euphemistic alteration of piddle v.; compare tinkle v.¹ 6 and widdle v.³ colloquial. intransitive. To make water, to urinate. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > urinary system > urinate [verb (intransitive)] migheeOE pissc1300 to make water?a1475 stale1530 leak1598 urinate1599 minge1606 urine1607 water1631 stroana1730 to pass water1738 to pump ship1759 piddle1784 to make one's burn1788 pittle1801 pee1825 micturate1842 tiddlea1852 leck1922 wet1925 whizz1929 wee-wee1930 wee1934 widdle1934 to go (make) wee-wee1937 tinkle1943 void1947 to take a leak1969 potty1972 slash1973 wazz1984 a1852 W. T. Spurdens Forby's Vocab. E. Anglia (1858) III. 52 Tiddle, v. mingere, de infantibus (to piddle, of children). 1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 137/1 Tiddle,..to urinate, used principally among children. 1978 ‘J. Lymington’ Waking of Stone iv. 79 He tiddled in the stream, right in front of me! 1985 Washington Post 23 June 3 Another informant who used the euphemism ‘tiddles’ for urinating was confused to discover that Tiddles was the name of his aunt's cat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2019). tiddlev.³ Brit. /ˈtɪdl/, U.S. /ˈtɪd(ə)l/ Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: tittle v.² Etymology: Apparently a variant of tittle v.², with voicing of the medial plosive. regional. transitive and intransitive. To tickle (in various senses). Cf. tittle v.² ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > sensation of being tickled > tickling > [verb (transitive)] kittlec1000 ticklec1450 titillate1747 vellicate1756 tiddle1866 goose1879 1866 J. G. Nall Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft 693 A girl says ‘I 'ont be tiddled by you nor no one’. 1904 D. W. Lewin in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1905) VI. 137/1 [Kent] The thing kept on tiddling me. 1982 É. Mac Thomáis Janey Mack me Shirt is Black iv. 37 I'll never forget the first time the electric clippers came to Inchicore. It doesn't hurt, it doesn't pinch, it tiddles yeh. 2009 @disturbed_smurf 12 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Mark Gray: ‘Does anyone else like cleaning their ears? It tiddles.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.¹1560v.²a1852v.³1866
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