Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piddle away

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
pid-dle -away
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To piss away: to waste or squander time, money, etc.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From piddle (“to act wastefully or ineffectually”), under influence from piss away.

Usage

Inflected Forms

piddles away (present, singular) piddling away (participle, present) piddled away (participle, past) piddled away (past)

Synonyms

waste time piddle wanton wanton away trifle

Questions

What does piddle away mean?
To piss away: to waste or squander time, money, etc.
Where does piddle away come from?
From piddle (“to act wastefully or ineffectually”), under influence from piss away.

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