paradiddlen.

1835 Army & Navy Chron. (Washington) 23 July 240/2 Some omissions in the different beats, such as the diddles and para-diddles, to say nothing of the flam-para-diddles, shall be attended to in future.

1891 Brownstown (Indiana) Banner 7 May 7/2 The drummer is apt to grow tired when he has to learn the paradiddle, which is in two forms.

1911 A. A. Clappé Wind-band & Instruments x. 136 Certain ‘strokes’ of its two sticks, known variously as ‘single’ or ‘double strokes’, ‘flams’, ‘paradiddles’, ‘rolls’ and so on.

1927 Melody Maker Aug. 804/3 The ordinary paradiddle is greatly to be recommended. This is a wonderful exercise for getting out of ‘one-hand’ playing.

1960 K. Amis Take Girl like You xvii. 210 A great saccharine growl came from the organ and a slow-motion paradiddle from the drums.

1976 D. Munrow Instruments Middle Ages & Renaissance 33/4 The specialized techniques of the side drum, such as the roll, flam, drag, and paradiddle developed in the first instance to fulfil a practical object: to encourage friend and frighten the foe.

2002 S. Pearson in Writing Wrongs 141 His smile widened as he felt the pulse and thrum and paradiddle of ‘Da Hen's Mairch ower da Midden’.

1970 G. Sorrentino Steelwork 138 I whirl, dancing paradiddles down the car.

1989 T. C. Boyle Sorry Fugu in If River was Whiskey 7 ‘Which one?’ Albert hissed, his heart doing paradiddles.

2000 Times 7 Aug. (Interface section) 5/1 In the bad old days of Daley Thompson's Decathlon, you made Daley run harder or jump higher by executing insane paradiddles on the cursor keys.