didie

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Alteration of diaper. Attested from the early 20th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

didie (plural didies)

  1. (Canada, US, childish) A diaper.
    • 1911 August 15, R.L. Gilbert, quoting Wm. C. Dugan, “Circumcision and uncircumcision”, in Kentucky Medical Journal, page 712:
      I looked the baby over, and then suggested to the mother that she take his “didy” off, at which she remarked, “Doctor, there is no trouble there; the child has been circumcised.” Nevertheless, I insisted upon seeing the little fellow’s penis
    • 1946, Robert Penn Warren, All the King's Men:
      Man is conceived in sin and born in corruption and he passeth from the stink of the didie to the stench of the shroud.
    • 1950 November 6, “Lifelike ‘Patsy’ doll [advertisement]”, in Victoria Daily Times, Victoria, British Columbia, page 28:
      She drinks from her bottle, weeps realistic tears, blows bubbles from her pipe and wets her didie—she acts like a real baby

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References

  1. ^ “didy, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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