SINCE 1828
piddle away
phrasal verb
piddled away;
piddling away;
piddles away
Definition of piddle away
chiefly US, informal
: to waste (something, such as time, money, an opportunity, etc.)
We piddled the whole morning away doing nothing. He piddled away his entire paycheck.
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