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单词 fiddley-did
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fiddley-didn.

Brit. /ˈfɪd(ə)lɪdɪd/, U.S. /ˈfɪd(ə)liˌdɪd/, Australian English /ˈfɪd(ə)lidɪd/
Forms: Also fiddl(e)y.
Etymology: Rhyming slang for quid n.2
Australian slang.
One pound; a pound note.
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1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 28 Fiddley.
1957 ‘N. Culotta’ They're Weird Mob (1958) iii. 42 Here's a couple and a 'alf fiddley dids.
1966 Sunday Truth (Brisbane) 23 Dec. 22/2 And for a sovereign, a quid, a pound, a jimmy-o-goblin or a fiddly.
1967 K. Giles Death in Diamonds vii. 132 I said I'd give him four Irish fiddlies and take the chance... I gave him the four quid, sir.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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