Meanings
verbdefiddle (third-person singular simple present defiddles, present participle defiddling, simple past and past participle defiddled)
present singular third person defiddles · participle present defiddling · participle past defiddled · past defiddled
- transitivecomputer graphicsTo clean up an automatically pixelated artwork so that it looks presentable.
Origin
de- + fiddle. Comes from "pxlsFiddle", a now-defunct tool for cleaning up and converting images or pixel art into the pxls.space palette.
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APA
defiddle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defiddle
MLA
“defiddle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defiddle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defiddle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defiddle.
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