Fidlet
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A Fid during their first year in Antarctica. slang
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Fidlet. alt-of
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Fid + -let.
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