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fiddlefuck

A North American vulgar slang verb meaning to waste time, mess around, or piddle away hours on inconsequential things.

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#1·Apr 28, 2026

A North American vulgar slang verb meaning to waste time, mess around, or piddle away hours on inconsequential things. The construction pairs 'fiddle' (to tinker pointlessly) with 'fuck' for emphatic amplification. Used in frustrated contexts when someone is not getting on with what they should be doing.

Stop fiddlefucking around and get the report finished.
Origin: Vulgar compound: 'fiddle' (to mess around, tinker pointlessly) + 'fuck' as an intensifying vulgar element; a stronger form of 'fiddle about'. Editorial expansion authored on Slangora.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(US, Canada, vulgar, _, slang) To waste time.

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