diddums

English

Alternative forms

poor diddums

Etymology

Contraction of did 'em (they) do something (to you)?.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪdəmz/

Interjection

diddums

(UK) A term of commiseration to a child who has suffered a mildly painful situation.
(by extension) A sarcastic commiseration to somebody seen to be complaining too much about hurt feelings.

Translations

term of commiseration to a child

Chinese:
Mandarin: 小可憐／小可怜 (xiǎo kělián)
Dutch: ocharme, zielig (nl)
Finnish: rukka (fi)
Swedish: så ja (sv)

See also

wassums

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