Piddle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɪd.l̩/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Piddle is a noun meaning (British, Australia, euphemistic slang) Piss: urine.
Meaning
(British, Australia, euphemistic slang) Piss: urine.
More Meanings
- (British, Australia, euphemistic slang) A piss: an act of urination.
- (British, figurative) Nonsense or a trivial matter.
- (intransitive) (Often followed by about or around): to act or work ineffectually and wastefully.
- (intransitive, obsolete) Synonym of peck: to attack or eat with a beak.
- (intransitive, now Southern US, often with 'with') Synonym of nibble: to pick at or toy with one's food, to eat slowly or insubstantially.
- (UK, Australia, South Africa, Namibia, euphemistic slang, intransitive or reflexive) To urinate.
Example Sentences
The spunk with his piddle comes bubbling.
Piddle, urine; occ. the act of making water.
I watch Dag and Claire piddle about the desert[.]
[…] neuer ceaſinge piddeling about theyr bowe and ſhaftes, when they be well, […]
Word Forms
- piddles
- piddel
- pidle
- piddling
- piddled
Synonyms for piddle
Depending on context, synonyms include widdle, peck, nibble, wanton, make, trifle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include piss, pee, pee-pee, micturate, urinate, weewee.
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