piddle
Americanverb (used without object)
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to spend time in a wasteful, trifling, or ineffective way; dawdle (often followed byaround ).
He wasted the day piddling around.
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Informal. (especially of children and pets) to urinate.
verb (used with object)
verb
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informal (intr) to urinate
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to spend (one's time) aimlessly; fritter
Other Word Forms
- piddler noun
Etymology
Origin of piddle
First recorded in 1535–45; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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“They told me today I could piddle out there a bit,” Hayden said, pointing to the terrace outside her office, with its view of the Capitol dome.
From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2016
The pilots take snacks and "piddle packs" to relieve themselves into.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2015
As all before them they willfully extirpated: The Back of the Book and the Front and the Middle, Until all that was left was digital piddle, And Thought and Word lay dead and cold.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 12, 2014
I don't care if every Mac product comes with a magic button on the side that makes it piddle gold coins and resurrect the dead.
From The Guardian • Feb. 28, 2011
But the piddle runs down the wall and soaks into the old dirt floor.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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