dido
[ dahy-doh ]
/ ˈdaɪ doʊ /
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noun, plural di·dos, di·does.Usually didos, didoes. Informal.
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
a bauble or trifle.
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Origin of dido
First recorded in 1800–10; origin uncertain
Words nearby dido
dideoxyinosine, Diderot, didgeridoo, didicoy, didn't, dido, Didot point system, didrachm, Didrikson, Didronel, didst
Definition for dido (2 of 2)
Dido
[ dahy-doh ]
/ ˈdaɪ doʊ /
noun
Phoenician Elissa. Classical Mythology. a queen of Carthage who killed herself when abandoned by Aeneas.
a female given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for dido (1 of 2)
dido
/ (ˈdaɪdəʊ) /
noun plural -dos or -does (usually plural) informal
an antic; prank; trick
Word Origin for dido
C19: originally US: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for dido (2 of 2)
Dido
/ (ˈdaɪdəʊ) /
noun
classical myth a princess of Tyre who founded Carthage and became its queen. Virgil tells of her suicide when abandoned by her lover Aeneas
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Cultural definitions for dido
Dido
[ (deye-doh) ]
In Roman mythology, the founder and queen of Carthage in north Africa. She committed suicide in grief over the departure of her lover, the hero Aeneas.
notes for Dido
Dido is an image of the unhappy or unrequited lover.
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