dido
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dido¹
- /ˈdaɪdəʊ/
Rhymes with -aɪdəʊ
Where it comes from
Unknown. The "trick" sense might come from the trick of Dido, queen of Carthage, who, having bought as much land as a hide would cover, is said to have cut it into thin strips long enough to enclose a spot for a citadel.
noun didos · didoes
- A fuss, a row. … she always had strong physical attraction for me … that time I kissed her … one reason I’ve steered clear since … take no chances on emotional didos …
- A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper. Young people," interposed a passing official, "if you keep a cutting didoes, I must talk to you both like a Dutch uncle.
dido²
adverb
- Misspelling of ditto
Dido³
- /ˈdaɪdəʊ/
Sounds like dydoe · Rhymes with -aɪdəʊ
proper noun
- Legendary founder and first queen of Carthage.
- A female given name
Dido⁴
- /ˈdaɪdəʊ/
Sounds like dydoe · Rhymes with -aɪdəʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Georgian დიდოური (didouri), from დიდი (didi).
proper noun
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Synonym of Tsez.
The name Tsez derives from the indigenous self-designation cez or cezi, while the alternative Dido is the Georgian designation. The traditional lands of the Tsez are more or less coterminous with the Tsunta district (cuntinskij rajon) in Daghestan, excluding the Bezhta division (bežtinskij učastok),
Similar: Tsez
DIDO⁵
noun
- Initialism of drive-in drive-out
Translations
Talk about this word "dido." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dido. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dido. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dido "dido." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dido.Cite this
@misc{dido_2026,
title = {dido},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dido},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
