adjective General Slang

piddlin'

PID-lin · adjective · informal

Meager, trifling, hardly worth mentioning.

0

Definitions

1

Describes a small or insignificant amount.

“They paid me a piddlin' little sum for all that work.”
by community
0

piddlin' In A Sentence

They paid me a piddlin' little sum for all that work.

Origin & Usage

From the verb "piddle" (to trifle); the adjectival sense of "trifling" is common in Southern speech.

Variants piddlingpiddly

People Also Ask

What does piddlin' mean?

It describes something meager, trifling, or insignificant in amount.

How do you use piddlin' in a sentence?

As in "a piddlin' little paycheck," meaning a very small one.

Where does piddlin' come from?

It comes from the verb "piddle" (to trifle) and is common in Southern speech.

Comments 0