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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread pedidle #497 03/19/2000 3:45 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6 aja stranger aja stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6 on my first trip in the United States,a "native" friend explained,that upon observing a automobile with just one headlight,the driver is entitled to a kiss from the passenger.This procedure/concept is called "pedidle". My question is:Who,what when and how..........??? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pedidle #498 03/23/2000 9:54 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6 Short Hills NJ MarkHJay stranger MarkHJay stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6 Short Hills NJ Your friend has something wrong, or maybe he just wanted to kiss. A "pediddle" is an auto with one headlight out. Alternate to "pediddle" is "petissle". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pedidle #499 04/04/2000 3:11 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Padiddle - 60s slang A word "called" by someone that has just seen a car with one headlight. The caller then receives a kiss from the person of their choice. It's true... it's true. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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