Funny name, paradiddle, but it likely comes from the sound made on the drum by playing them. Paradiddles originated in the drum corp (military drumming), and if you’ve seen good military drummers, you’ll see the advantage paradiddles can give you.

A single paradiddle (also known as paradiddle) is a special sticking pattern that alternates between left and right hand strokes to perform the rhythm. It is characterized by the use of a double stroke, or the use of two strokes with one drumstick among the other strokes that normally alternate drumsticks.

You’ll have to use wrist strokes to get consistent doubles out of a floor tom. You can also use a snap of the fingers to propel the stick into the drumhead with more velocity. This is done just right after playing the first stroke of the double with your wrists, and will get your doubles sounding really clean.

: a quick succession of drumbeats slower than a roll and alternating left- and right-hand strokes in a typical L-R-L-L, R-L-R-R pattern.

noun. an exercise or sequence performed typically on the snare drum, marked by four basic beats with alternation of the right hand and left hand on successive strong beats, and begun and ended slowly with a dramatic increase in tempo in the middle.

The single paradiddle-diddle is a powerful rudiment that is based heavily on the single paradiddle. As with the double paradiddle, this rudiment ads four notes to create a 12/8 or triplet feel. This makes it perfect for use within Jazz, Latin, and other world styles.

A paradiddle is a drumming rudiment that combines single strokes with precisely placed double strokes. In drum terminology, “para” means “single stroke” and “diddle” means “double stroke,” and thus the term describes a sticking pattern where a single stroke is followed by a double stroke.

taradiddle /tair-uh-DID-ul/ noun. 1 : a trivial or childish lie : fib. 2 : pretentious nonsense.

Definitions of snickersnee. fighting with knives. synonyms: cut-and-thrust, knife fight. type of: combat, fight, fighting, scrap. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle.

Chatterbox at first felt sure that bumfuzzled was a coinage of Clinton’s, like (but more colorful than) Warren Harding’s coinage of “normalcy.” The meaning, Chatterbox suspected, had to do with an intimate act sometimes performed in the shower rooms of correctional facilities. In fact, though, it’s a real word.

34 of the Zaniest, Craziest Words in the Dictionary (Anything Missing? Add It In the Comments!)

• Bumfuzzle. This is a simple term that refers to being confused, perplexed, or flustered or to cause confusion.
• Cattywampus.
• Gardyloo.
• Taradiddle.
• Snickersnee.
• Widdershins.
• Collywobbles.
• Gubbins.

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• zenith. the highest point of something.
• zealot. a fervent and even militant proponent of something.
• yearn. desire strongly or persistently.
• yawner. a person who yawns.
• xenophobia. a fear of foreigners or strangers.
• x-axis. the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system.
• wonky.
• wanton.

Bumfuzzle in a Sentence 🔉

1. In an attempt to bumfuzzle his mother, Tony hid her keys in the microwave and pretended to know nothing about it.
2. The twists and turns in the corn maze were confusing enough to bumfuzzle any of the fall party guests.

(slang) Disorganized; poorly done; chaotic. adjective.