fidlet

F4I1D2L1E1T1

noun

A Fid during their first year in Antarctica.

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Meanings

fidlet1

nounfidlet (plural fidlets)

plural fidlets

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Fidlet.
    1 more example

    If you know what it means to be a “fidlet” going for a “jolly” in your “doo”, then you are part of an exclusive club that speaks colloquial Antarctic English. […] The British use the term “fidlets”, a diminutive of “Fid”, which in turn is an acronym for Falkland Island Dependencies, the former name of the British Antarctic Survey.

    2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2024

Fidlet2

nounFidlet (plural Fidlets)

plural Fidlets · alternative fidlet

  1. slangAntarcticaA Fid during their first year in Antarctica.

Origin

From Fid + -let.

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APA

fidlet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fidlet

MLA

“fidlet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fidlet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fidlet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fidlet.

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