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Answer for the clue "Clever prank ", 4 letters:
dido
Alternative clues for the word dido
- Mythical queen languished, devoid of ecstasy and love
- Performed with old opera heroine
- Queen of Carthage who loved Aeneas
- Purcell's "___ and Aeneas"
- (Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage
- One-named singer sampled on Eminem's "Stan"
- Mythological queen who founded Carthage
Word definitions for dido in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dido \Di"do\, n.; pl. Didos . A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper. To cut a dido , to play a trick; to cut a caper; -- perhaps so called from the trick of Dido, who having bought so much land as a hide would cover, is said to have cut it into thin strips ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Dido was founder and first queen of Carthage. Dido or DIDO may also refer to: Dido, Queen of Carthage (play) , a play by Christopher Marlowe Dido and Aeneas , an opera by Henry Purcell Dido, Queen of Carthage (opera) , an opera by Stephen Storace Dido (singer) ...
Usage examples of dido.
From then on he starts a new life as a Dido, and it will be up to him to make his own reputation.
He sounded the way Dido Alstrong would sound after these few years, if Dido was scared.
By the time he attained eighteen, Dido had indicated he was of Alstrong pattern--he definitely preferred grabbing to earning, bluff to earnest effort.
New York City transportation being good, and Dido a quick one on the grab, he would doubtless be here soon.
I would try being more polite to him than I intended being to Dido Alstrong.
I had heard of Farrar Products and the concern was, as Dido said, an up-and-comer.
We stood under the shelter of the awning of a shop, along with others, and Dido searched eagerly for a taxi.
The temptation to follow Dido Alstrong, collar him, and demand fuller and more logical explanations, was very strong.
I returned to the street, at the same time summoning my dignity, which Dido had shoved out of kilter.
With my hand on the key Dido had given me, which was in my coat pocket, I strode to the cocktail place and, after hesitating several times, ventured inside.
And disgust that Dido Alstrong should have an acquaintance with such a lovely girl.
Dido Alstrong wheeled and strode out--I had moved a bit to one side, the interior of the cocktail place was inadequately lighted as such establishments usually are, and Dido Alstrong obviously did not notice me.
That obnoxious Dido Alstrong had boasted of being laboratory chief for Farrar Products, and since her name was Farrar, the connection was obvious.
You see, Dido Alstrong asked me to call on you and get from you a package which he said you would be keeping for him.
And will you inform Dido Alstrong that I am not to be called on for any more of his favors!