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viddy

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A video or video recording.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Examples

  • Have you seen Holly in her latest viddy? She is hot.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To see; to view.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: have a look, take a look, take a gander

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From video (“video recording”) + -y.

From Russian ви́деть (vídetʹ, “to see”); originally a fictional slang term used by the droogs in Anthony Burgess's novel, A Clockwork Orange.