daddeln

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German

Etymology

20th century, from Low German daddeln, also dadeln, tateln (to stutter, gabble, cackle), of onomatopoeic origin. Compare archaic German dadern, Dutch tateren, tatelen, English tattle. Originally said of the choppy sounds of slot machines.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdadəln/,
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Verb

daddeln (weak, third-person singular present daddelt, past tense daddelte, past participle gedaddelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, chiefly Northern Germany) to play (a slot machine or video game)
    Synonyms: spielen, zocken
    • 2022 December 7, Elke Wittich, “Alternativen zur Fußball-WM: Daddeln zur Sowjethymne”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Hach, das wird schön – endlich mal wieder die alten C64-Sportspiele daddeln.
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  2. (by extension) to play anything (e.g. a musical instrument) carelessly
    • 2022 October 7, Jens Uthoff, quoting Frank Spilker, “„Bestimmte Systeme in Frage stellen“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Diese Momente entstehen oft dann, wenn ich zu Hause am Klavier oder auf der Gitarre daddele und mir etwas gefällt. Dann merke ich: Das ist der Grund, warum ich da bin, warum ich am Leben bin.
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Further reading

  • daddeln” in Duden online
  • daddeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache