piddle away

== English == === Etymology === From piddle (“to act wastefully or ineffectually”), under influence from piss away. === Verb === piddle away (third-person singular simple present piddles away, present participle piddling away, simple past and past participle piddled away) (transitive) To piss away: to waste or squander time, money, etc. ==== Usage notes ==== Although originally deriving from a separate source, now often understood as a euphemistic form of piss away. ==== Synonyms ==== (waste time): See waste time === References === “piddle, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.