A Scottish dialect gem that covers everything from wobbly walking to aimless wandering. To daidle is to totter or shuffle along unsteadily, or simply to saunter without any particular purpose — the kind of slow, unhurried movement that drives impatient people mad. As a noun it also means a pinafore, though the verb senses are far more colourful. Think of it as the Scottish cousin of dawdling, with an extra hint of instability.
Quit daidling around the kitchen and come sit down — dinner's going cold.
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(Scotland) A pinafore.
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(Scotland) To saunter.
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(Scotland) To daddle; totter; move unsteadily.
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