Fun With Words and Musical Genius
did·dly Pronunciation: ‘di-d&l-E, ‘did-lE Function: noun slang : DIDDLY-SQUAT Etymology: probably alteration of doodly-squat slang : the least amount : anything at all (“didn’t know diddly-squat about sports”—Sam Toperoff)
- ditty
- Pronunciation: ‘di-tE
- Function: noun
- Etymology: Middle English ditee, from Middle French ditié poem, from past participle of ditier to compose, from Latin dictare to dictate, compose
- an especially simple and unaffected song
- Diddy
- Pronunciation: ‘di-dE
- Function: proper noun
- Etymology: probably alteration of daddy, as in Puff Daddy, P. Diddy
- New stage moniker of rapper/fashion mogul Sean “Puffy” Combs, who is totally insane (“It’s five letters, one word. The name is changed. We made it simpler. We removed the P. The P was getting in between us. We’re entering the age of Diddy.”—Sean Combs)
(Thanks to Dan for the link. I’m now cannibalizing off my own co-blogger for posts. This blog is going places. “You gonna see how I’m gonna navigate you through the journey.”)
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