Meanings
present singular third person piddles away · participle present piddling away · participle past piddled away · past piddled away
- transitiveTo piss away: to waste or squander time, money, etc.
He piddled away three hours at the bus station waiting for Gabe to show up.
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Those who have piddled away that Sum, would, perhaps, be glad of an Opportunity to ease us of a much greater.
1743, A Free and Impartial Enquiry into the Extraordinary & Advantageous Bargain..., page 9Synonyms: waste time
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo piss away: to waste or squander time, money, etc.
More synonyms by meaning
verbwaste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From piddle (“to act wastefully or ineffectually”), under influence from piss away.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
piddle away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piddle%20away
“piddle away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piddle%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piddle away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piddle%20away.
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