dido

Meanings

Noun

• A fuss, a row.
• A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper.

Adverb

• Misspelling of ditto

Origin

• Origin unknown. The "trick" sense might come from the trick of Dido, queen of Carthage, who, having bought as much land as a hide would cover, is said to have cut it into thin strips long enough to enclose a spot for a citadel.