Meaning & use
diddle
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To cheat or swindle someone, especially out of money.
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He accused the contractor of diddling him out of half the deposit.
She felt diddled after realizing the coupon had already expired at checkout.
A note on using this word
Informal and somewhat dated; often used lightly, without the harsher tone of "defraud."
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