diddums
exclamation
UKinformalhumorousuk/ˈdɪd.əmz/us/ˈdɪd.əmz/something you say to show that youfeelnosympathyfor someone who iscomplainingabout something:
He called you abadname, did he? Ah, diddums!
So thebillionairedoesn't like gettingcriticizedin thepress, oh diddums.
- Apparently some menfeelintimidatedgoing into aroomfullof women. Diddums, some ofourfemalereadersmightthink.
- Some of you will be saying "poordiddums" to themiddle-classwhingerswho still have thingssubstantiallyeasierthan therestof us.
Linguistics: interjections
- aiyo
- alack
- alas and alackphrase
- attaboy
- attagirl
- auf Wiedersehen
- aw shucks
- figure
- goodo
- more
- more power toyourelbow!idiom
- need
- need I say more?idiom
- neener, neener
- no siridiom
- period
- small wonderidiom
- sweet
- the rest is historyidiom
- you seeidiom
diddums
noun[S]
UKinformalold-fashionedorhumorousa word for ababyorchild, used to showloveorsympathy, or sometimes usedhumorouslyfor anadultwho youthinkisbehavinglike achild:
Ohdear. Has little diddumsdroppedhistoyout of hispram?
- Wespendhourspreparinghealthyfoodandtryingtopersuadelittle diddums toeatit.
- Oh thepoordiddums, how will hecope?
Children & babies
- ankle-biter
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- comfort blanket
- crawler
- designer baby
- devil
- dummy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- pest
- potty
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
- urchin