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piddle

(British, figurative) Nonsense or a trivial matter.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(British, figurative) Nonsense or a trivial matter.

On the way out to the gardens, he had to stop for a piddle but was so weak he couldn't maintain his balance while lifting his rear leg.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(British, Australia, euphemistic, _, slang) A piss: an act of urination.

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  • “Neighbor Doug is finally back to sleep, two hours after waking me for a 2am piddle. Good night, Doug. I’ve never slept with a dog in the bed in my life. Just lucky, I guess.”

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  • “Neighbor Doug is finally back to sleep, two hours after waking me for a 2am piddle. Good night, Doug. I’ve never slept with a dog in the bed in my life. Just lucky, I guess.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(British, Australia, euphemistic, _, slang) Piss: urine.

Origin: . Compare regional , pitteln, pütteln, pühteln, dialectal . Alternatively, perhaps originally from paw or put + -le. In later use, a euphemistic diminutive of piss, though not directly related to it. The noun derives from the verb. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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