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• piddle around — ˌpiddle a ˈround ˌpiddle a ˈbout british [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they piddle around he/she/it piddles around present participle piddling around …   Useful english dictionary

• Piddle — may refer to:* River Piddle, a river in Dorset * A slang term for urine and urination. * Piddle Brook, a watercourse in Worcestershireee also* Wyre Piddle …   Wikipedia

• piddle about — ˌpiddle a ˈround ˌpiddle a ˈbout british [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they piddle around he/she/it piddles around present participle …   Useful english dictionary

• piddle — ► VERB informal 1) urinate. 2) (piddle about/around) spend time in trifling activities. 3) (piddling) pathetically trivial. ORIGIN probably from a blend of PISS(Cf. ↑pisser) and PUDDLE …   English terms dictionary

• piddle — [pid′ l] vi., vt. piddled, piddling [prob. euphemistic dim. < base of PISS] 1. to urinate: child s term 2. to dawdle or trifle: sometimes with away [to piddle the time away] piddler n …   English World dictionary

• Piddle — Pid dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Piddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piddling}.] [Cf. dial. Sw. pittla to keep picking at, Sw. peta to pick.] 1. To deal in trifles; to concern one s self with trivial matters rather than with those that are important. Ascham …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• piddle — (v.) 1540s, to peddle, to work in a trifling way, of uncertain origin, apparently a frequentative form. Meaning to pick at one s food is from 1610s; that of urinate is from 1796. Related: Piddled; piddling …   Etymology dictionary

• piddle away — verb waste time; spend one s time idly or inefficiently • Syn: ↑piddle, ↑wanton, ↑wanton away, ↑trifle • Derivationally related forms: ↑trifling (for: ↑trifle) …   Useful english dictionary

• Piddle Brook — The Piddle Brook is a watercourse in Worcestershire; two villages, North Piddle and Wyre Piddle lie along its course before it joins the River Avon near Pershore. A small brewery about a mile away named itself after the nearby brook, with its… …   Wikipedia

• piddle — 1. in. to urinate. (Said of children and pets.) □ Mommy! Jimmy’s got to piddle! □ Please, Jimmy, don’t piddle on the floor. 2. n. urine. □ Where’s the dog? There’s piddle on the carpet. □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• piddle — UK [ˈpɪd(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms piddle : present tense I/you/we/they piddle he/she/it piddles present participle piddling past tense piddled past participle piddled informal to urinate Phrasal verbs: piddle around piddle away …   English dictionary