riddle me this

phrase

Answer this riddle (or other difficult or tricky question) for me.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. Answer this riddle (or other difficult or tricky question) for me.

    Riddle me this, and guess him if you can, / Who bears a nation in a single man?

    1760, John Dryden, The miscellaneous works of John Dryden, volume 1, page 250
    1 more example

    Somebody riddle me this. Why do people find pro-gay slogans on T-shirts so threatening?

    2011, J. H. Trumble, Don't Let Me Go, page 115

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
riddle me that, batman

Translations

Spanish contestarme aquesto, responderme esto
  • contestarme aquestoTranslations
  • responderme estoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

riddle me this. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riddle%20me%20this

MLA

“riddle me this.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riddle%20me%20this. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riddle me this,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riddle%20me%20this.

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