daddeln

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (Northern-Germany, colloquial, weak) to play (a slot machine or video game)
2. (broadly, weak) to play anything (e.g. a musical instrument) carelessly

Sinonieme

spielen

zocken

gamen

Vertalings

play

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈdadəln/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Nederduits: daddeln

Verwante met Duits: dadern

Verwante met Nederlands: tateren

Verwante met Engels: tattle

In summary

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.