Those M&D words7: Dad-dum

James Kyllo jkyllo at gmail.com
Sun Jan 28 12:49:39 CST 2007


A cringemaking diminuitive of Daddy, (with an overtone of diddums -
which is what you say to a person who is making too much fuss about a
trivial injury, whether physical or emotional.. "ahh diddums" ie "you
are acting like a baby")

On 1/27/07, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Upon the swiftly darkening sea-prospect, in outline now appears a Figure
> that lacks but a Scythe in its Grasp, to turn all thoughts upon the Brevity
> of Life. "Dad-dums!" she cries. "Over here! Charlie, my fiance, Mr.
> Mournival." "

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