diddle-dee

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪdəlˌdiː/

Noun

diddle-dee

  1. A plant in the heath family, of species Empetrum rubrum.
    Synonym: red crowberry
    • 1982 January 18, W. Barnes, “You've Gotta Be Kidding Department”, in The Penguin News‎[1], Stanley, Falkland Islands: Graham Bound, page 8; republished by the Jane Cameron National Archives, 2020 August 23:
      You have plenty of diddle-dee berries out there, and if ground up and mixed with a suitable liquid it would make a very good cologne for men. They are in great demand, and the market is wide open.
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