The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

DIDYDOE
AFTER BEING FRIGHTENED BY A MAN AT HER HOUSE DRESSED UP
AS SANTA CLAUS, MY AUNT RAN UP UNDER HER BED, AMD WHEN
ASKED TO COME OUT SAID "DID 'E DOE?" THIS EARNED HER
THE NICKNAME DIDYDOE FOR THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT'S SISTER WAS CALLED THIS UNTIL SHE REBELLED
AGAINST IT.

Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT

Date learned: 03-01-1970