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piddle

pid·dle [ pídd'l ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle pid·dled, present participle pid·dling, 3rd person present singular pid·dles)
Definition:
 
1.  ( informal )
Same as  urinate
( usually used by children )

2. do things haphazardly: to operate in a disorganized way, doing one thing and then another without a distinct purpose or method



noun  (plural pid·dles)
Definition:
 
urination: an act of urinating ( informal ) ( usually used by children )

[Late 18th century. Origin ?]
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