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hey-diddle-diddle

hey-diddle-diddle is the alternative form of hey diddle diddle.

Meaning of hey diddle diddle

Noun

hey diddle diddle (plural not attested)

  1. (Australia, UK, no plural, slang) The middle.
    • "That's my cousin Reggie," said Wallaby Jack. "He's only a little feller, but he can play footy. Took a screamer first quarter, then left foot banana through the hey diddle diddle. Six big ones."2018 November 22, Thomas Faunce, Split By Sun: The Tragic History Of The Sustainocene, World Scientific Publishing, →ISBN, page 315

Questions about hey-diddle-diddle

What is hey-diddle-diddle the alternative form of?
Hey-diddle-diddle is the alternative form of hey diddle diddle.

Words near hey-diddle-diddle in the dictionary

  1. hey rube
  2. hey rubes
  3. hey there
  4. hey up
  5. hey ya
  6. hey-diddle-diddle
  7. hey-o
  8. heya
  9. heyagashira
  10. Heyang
  11. Heyboer

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