piddle away

verb

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

“He piddled away three hours at the bus station waiting for Gabe to show up.”

Meanings

verbpiddle away (third-person singular simple present piddles away, present participle piddling away, simple past and past participle piddled away)

present singular third person piddles away · participle present piddling away · participle past piddled away · past piddled away

  1. 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.

    1 more example

    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 9

    Synonyms: waste time

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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More synonyms by meaning

verbwaste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

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Origin

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Chicago

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