piddle around
phrasal verb
piddled around; piddling around; piddles around
chiefly US, informal
: to waste time doing something that is not important or useful
We should stop piddling around and get busy.
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The hilarious results propel the new mock doc, which find Tufnel running a cheese shop, St. Hubbins piddling around his home studio and Smalls staffing a glue museum.
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Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Piddle around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piddle%20around. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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