Daddle is an archaic term for “hand” or “fist,” and tip us your daddle is an invitation to shake hands. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Daddle”
I did not know until this week the word daddle, D-A-D-D-L-E.
It’s not related to dandel, like dandling a baby on a knee?
It may be. We don’t know the origin of daddle.
Oh, look, ambiguity in English.
Imagine that. Yeah.
So what does daddle mean?
Daddle is a term in England for hand.
And so you might say, if you want like a child to shake hands, you might say, tip us your daddle.
Tip us your daddle, okay.
Or tip us your dad.
Where’d you learn that?
Dictionary diving, just, you know.
Nobody asked me to tip my daddle.
It’s only slightly classier than dumpster diving.
Dictionary diving?
A little bit.
It’s a lot of fun.
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