hey diddle diddle
(UK, Australia, rhyming slang) The middle.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, Australia, rhyming slang) The middle.
Origin: Rhyming slang referencing the namesake nursery rhyme. Phrase first attested in Thomas Preston's Cambyses, king of Persia (1569). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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