A playful New England dialect term for pine needles, particularly the dry fallen ones that carpet the ground under pine trees.
A playful New England dialect term for pine needles, particularly the dry fallen ones that carpet the ground under pine trees. The whimsical reduplication mirrors the light, scattered quality of the needles themselves. Used affectionately in rural New England speech, the word captures the hyper-local vocabulary that once flourished in isolated communities.
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The kids slid down the hill on a sled of cardboard, the path slick with a thick layer of diddledees.
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(US, New England, regional) Pine needles.
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