piddly
4
7.9
- adjective
- /ˈpɪdli/
- Informal
:
insignificante
- Yeah, that the piddly little sum you were gonna pay me for him is nothing compared to what we can make out on the road together.
- piddly-ass
- piddly shit
- piddly little
But that is absolutely piddly in comparison to the speed that the stars go around the centre of this Galaxy.
- But that is absolutely piddly in comparison to the speed that the stars go around the centre of this Galaxy.
Examples
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No more of this piddly stuff for Jackie Chrome.
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He only offered a piddly amount of money for the car, barely enough to cover the repairs.
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Well, it's such a piddly little thing.
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How you gonna feed all these people with one piddly bird?
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Luckily, the 9 months I do work more than makes up for the piddly $12 an hour I get 'working.'
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But that is absolutely piddly in comparison to the speed that the stars go around the centre of this Galaxy.
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I saw that piddly rack in your garage.
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You see, I wasn't gonna waste my time doing these two piddly little lines.
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I grew up at the beach and then lived right on it for 10 years before moving to my current landlocked, hill-surrounded spot that only sports a small, shallow, piddly brown 'river.'
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He'd suggested when they came in they get a table—his main reason: not to stand at the bar with all the young people, though what he told her was "We can relax and talk better"—but she said, "A table's too formal for just a piddly beer."
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
121
3.9
Not important or serious
78
1.0
Very small in size so you can hold it in one hand
58
8.1
Very small, like a baby mouse
56
3.4
Very small and weak, not impressive
31
5.6
Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about
29
6.3
Too small to be useful
20
6.8
Very small in size
17
6.3
Very small in a way that seems cute
13
9.0
Not serious or important
6
7.2
Small and not very impressive or valuable
3
6.8
Too small or not important enough to matter
1
7.7
A person who is smaller and thinner than others
1
8.5
A small, boring place with little interest
1
8.6
Too small or not important to matter
1
9.9
Small and not important
1
7.9
A place that is small and cramped and often far from the city and not important
Very small and not important
Small in amount and not important
Not important or serious compared with other things
Very low in value and not important
Very unimportant and not worth worrying about
A small annoying problem or worry that does not need serious attention
Very small or unimportant
So small that you can hardly see it
A very small unimportant village or town
Silly and childish in a way that is not serious
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Etymology
Piddly comes from the informal word piddle, which meant 'to do small, unimportant things' and was also used to mean 'to pee'. So piddly describes something very small or not important.