In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.
The penis.
Paul was the first one to unzip his pants, take out his diddle, and make himself ready to pee on the wire.
Gin (the drink).
[…] a long, wooden porch good for listening to coyotes and owls, with a glass of diddle at hand.
To cheat; to swindle.
'No one ever got rich being honest,' the father said. 'Customers are there to be diddled.'
A meaningless word used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.
What's that tune that goes "diddle di-dum, diddle di-dum, diddle di-dum-dum"?
From dialectal duddle (“to trick”) (16th century), and diddle, duddle (“to totter”) (17th century), perhaps dissimilated from dialectal didder, dither (“to shake, tremble”), from Middle English didere...
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To molest.
To masturbate.