piddle

n : liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine";

"the child had to make water" [syn: {urine}, {piss}, {pee},

{weewee}, {water}]

v 1: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn: {wanton},

{wanton away}, {piddle away}, {trifle}]

2: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive

rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss},

{pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take

a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]

diddle

1. To work with or modify in a not particularly serious

manner. "I diddled a copy of {ADVENT} so it didn't

double-space all the time." "Let's diddle this piece of code

and see if the problem goes away."

See {tweak} and {twiddle}.

2. The action or result of diddling.

See also {tweak}, {twiddle}, {frob}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-01-31)