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diddle (1)

did·dle [ dídd'l ] (past and past participle did·dled, present participle did·dling, 3rd person present singular did·dles)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. cheat somebody: to cheat or swindle somebody ( slang ) ( often passive )

2. comput manipulate data illegally: to manipulate computer data illegally ( informal )

3. comput manipulate program: to manipulate a computer program in an informal or a not particularly serious manner ( informal )

[Early 19th century. Probably < Jeremy Diddler, character who constantly borrowed and failed to repay money in Raising the Wind (1803) by James Kenney (1780-1849)]

did·dler noun
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