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widdle mess

widdle mess

9.9
A small untidy area made by a child or pet
  • noun
  • /ˈwɪdəl mɛs/
  • Baby Talk
translation icon : pequeño desastre
  • Sorry about the widdle mess; I'll clean it up right away.

Examples

  • The puppy made a widdle mess on the kitchen floor last night.

  • She giggled when her toddler pointed at the spilled cereal and called it a widdle mess.

  • Look at this widdle mess on the floor!

  • The kids made a widdle mess in the living room.

  • She giggled when her toddler pointed at the spilled cereal and called it a widdle mess.

  • The puppy made a widdle mess on the kitchen floor last night.

  • Sorry about the widdle mess; I'll clean it up right away.

Synonyms

mish
vswiddle mess
  • Informal
3 9.9

A small problem that causes confusion or delay

is childish and means a very small untidy situation
schemozzle
vswiddle mess
  • Slang
9.9

A confused, messy situation where plans go wrong

is childish and denotes a very small untidy episode
shemozzle
vswiddle mess
  • Slang
9.9

A confused, messy situation when plans go wrong

is childish and marks only a tiny untidy situation
fuffle
vswiddle mess
  • Informal
9.9

A small noisy fuss about something unimportant

is childish and refers to a very small untidy problem rather than a fuss

How Big

disaster
∞ 1.0
widdle mess
  • Baby Talk
9.9
speck
66 1.3

Surface Forms

widdle mess singular
widdle messes plural

Morphology

widdle + mess

The phrase is a simple adjective + noun composition where the intended sense is ‘small/minor mess’; if a learner knows that 'widdle' is an informal/childish variant meaning 'little' or 'small', the overall meaning is directly derivable from the parts. However, 'widdle' is nonstandard and absent from many dictionaries, so recognition depends on exposure even though the compositional pattern itself is transparent.

Etymology

Widdle mess comes from baby talk, where little children say widdle instead of 'little' when they point to a tiny spill or toys on the floor, so the words widdle and mess create the picture of a very small mess. So, widdle mess means a 'small' or 'minor' mess and is used in a playful way.