diddums

English

Alternative forms

• poor diddums

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪdəmz/

Interjection

diddums

1. (UK) A term of commiseration to a child who has suffered a mildly painful situation.
2. (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