piddly

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UK/ˈpɪd.li/UK/ˈpɪd.əl.i/

adjective

Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on.

“Why play those piddly penny slots when you can win big time at the roulette wheel, man?”

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Meanings

adjectivepiddly (comparative piddlier, superlative piddliest)

comparative piddlier · superlative piddliest

  1. informalSmall, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on.

    Why play those piddly penny slots when you can win big time at the roulette wheel, man?

    1 more example

    Is it just me or is anyone else Fecked off with the piddly little window eBay provide for editing your item. It's like trying to decorate your hallway through the letterbox

    2003 November 20, Sarcoidorian, “Piddly little window for editing”, in uk.people.consumers.ebay (Usenet)

    Synonyms: base, contemptible, floccinaucinihilipilificatious, foolish, for the birds, futile, frivolous, idle

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSmall, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on.

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Also see
insignificant

Origin

From piddling; see -y.

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Translations

Czech maličký
  • maličkýsmall, of no consequence
Russian ме́лкий, копе́ечный
  • ме́лкий (mélkij)small, of no consequence
  • копе́ечный (kopéječnyj)small, of no consequence
  • ерундо́вый (jerundóvyj)small, of no consequence
  • ничто́жный (ničtóžnyj)small, of no consequence
  • никчёмный (nikčómnyj)small, of no consequence
Spanish de chichinabo
  • de chichinabosmall, of no consequence
Cite this entry
APA

piddly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piddly

MLA

“piddly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piddly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piddly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piddly.

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