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, didst, didy

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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Words related to dido

caper, antic, prank

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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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