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Diddle vs Static - What's the difference?

diddle | static |

As nouns the difference between diddle and static

is that diddle is (music) in percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either rr or ll), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed while static is interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.

As a verb diddle

is to cheat; to swindle.

As an adjective static is

unchanging; that cannot or does not change.

diddle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed
  • (slang, childish) The penis.
  • * 2011 , L. R. Baker, Wingnut: Operation Payback (page 104)
  • Paul was the first one to unzip his pants, take out his diddle , and make himself ready to pee on the wire.

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to cheat; to swindle
  • to have sex with
  • to masturbate (especially of women)
  • to waste time
  • To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle.
  • * Frances Quarles
  • And, when his forward strength began to bloom, / To see him diddle up and down the Room!

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    static

    English

    Alternative forms

    * statick

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
  • Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
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  • (programming) Occupying fixed memory, allocated when a program is loaded.
  • Synonyms

    * stable * (Having no motion) still

    Antonyms

    * (Unchanging) dynamic * (Having no motion) dynamic, kinetic, mobile * (computing) dynamic

    Derived terms

    * hydrostatic * statical * staticity

    Noun

    (-)
  • Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.
  • (by extension) Interference or obstruction from people.
  • Something that is not part of any perceived universe phenomena; having no motion; no particle; no wavelength.
  • Static electricity.
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