Meaning

2 senses

  1. (regional, slang)A fuss, a row.

  2. A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper.

More definitions
  • (Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas

Examples

7 sentences

  1. Dido takes the sword and pierces her chest.

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  2. Dido bought as much land as she could surround with the hide of a bull.

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  3. Yanni's nickname is "Dido."

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  4. Carthage was built by Dido.

    ruКарфаген был построен Дидоной. — marafon

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  5. There, under gorgeous curtains, at the head / sate Dido, throned upon a golden bed.

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Origin

Unknown. The "trick" sense might come from the trick of Dido, queen of Carthage, who, havi

Unknown. The "trick" sense might come from the trick of Dido, queen of Carthage, who, having bought as much land as a hide would cover, is said to have cut it into thin strips long enough to enclose a spot for a citadel.

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Forms

plural: didos / didoes
Singulardido
Pluraldidos / didoes

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
didacticdidgeridoodieA2diehard
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