kiddy

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English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kiddy (plural kiddies)

  1. (slang) Alternative spelling of kiddie (a child)
  2. (obsolete, UK, slang) A man or boy.
  3. (obsolete, UK, slang) A low thief.

Derived terms

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Verb

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kiddy (third-person singular simple present kiddies, present participle kiddying, simple past and past participle kiddied)

  1. (archaic) To kid; to hoax or tease.
    • 1850 September 14, [Charles Dickens], “Three “Detective” Anecdotes”, in Charles Dickens, editor, Household Words. A Weekly Journal., volume I, number 25, London: Office, [], →OCLC:
      But some of the Swell Mob, on the occasion of this Derby that I refer to, so far kiddied us as to hire a horse and shay; start away from London by Whitechapel, and miles round; come into Epsom from the opposite direction; []

Adjective

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kiddy (comparative kiddier, superlative kiddiest)

  1. (informal) Childish.
    • 2013, Nico Vermeir, Windows 8 App Projects - XAML and C# Edition, page 193:
      The concept is really old, the graphics look very kiddy, and the creators are making millions off it.

References

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  • (man or boy; thief): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary