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| did·dle [ dídd'l ] (past and past participle did·dled, present participle did·dling, 3rd person present singular did·dles) |
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1. cheat somebody: to cheat or swindle somebody
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slang
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often passive
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2. comput manipulate data illegally: to manipulate computer data illegally
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informal
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3. comput manipulate program: to manipulate a computer program in an informal or a not particularly serious manner
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informal
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| [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)] |
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 did·dler noun |
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