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paradiddle-diddle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈpæɹəˌdɪdəl dɪdəl/

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noun

Meaning 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’.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Imitative.