The story
Rhyming slang referencing the namesake nursery rhyme. Phrase first attested in Thomas Preston's Cambyses, king of Persia (1569).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hey diddle diddle
Today it means: The middle. Full definition →
Today it means: The middle. Full definition →
Rhyming slang referencing the namesake nursery rhyme. Phrase first attested in Thomas Preston's Cambyses, king of Persia (1569).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.