English Explanatory Dictionary

paradiddle-diddle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A percussive exercise (one of many rudiments) which involves playing six even strokes in the order ‘right left right right left left’ or ‘left right left left right right’.

Pronunciation

/ˈpæɹəˌdɪdəl dɪdəl/

Word forms

paradiddle-diddle paradiddle-diddles

Etymology

Imitative.

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