Dido
(noun) (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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Origin 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.
dido (plural didos or didoes)
(slang, regional) A fuss, a row.
A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper.
dido (not comparable)
(US) Misspelling of ditto.
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Dido
(Greek mythology) Founder and first Queen of Carthage.
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Source: Wiktionary
Di"do, n.; pl. Didos (.
Definition: A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper. To cut a dido, to play a trick; to cut a caper; -- perhaps so called from the trick of Dido, who having bought so much land as a hide would cover, is said to have cut it into thin strips long enough to inclose a spot for a citadel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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