didapper
didapper · didappers
A small diving water bird frequenting rivers and fresh waters, specifically a little…A small diving water bird frequenting rivers and fresh waters, specifically a little grebe or dabchick.
Meaning
2 sensesA small diving water bird frequenting rivers and fresh waters, specifically a little grebe or dabchick.
(derogatory, obsolete)A scoundrel, a worthless person
Origin
From Middle English dydoppar, from earlier douedoppe, deuedep, dyuedap with agentive suffiFrom Middle English dydoppar, from earlier douedoppe, deuedep, dyuedap with agentive suffix -er, from Old English dūfedoppa (“diving bird, pelican”), from dūfan (“to dive”) + *doppa (“diver”) (whence modern English dop (“diving bird”)). By surface analysis, dive + dop + -er.
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