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Tiddly vs Piddly - What's the difference?

tiddly | piddly |

As adjectives the difference between tiddly and piddly

is that tiddly is drunk or tiddly can be (colloquial) tiny or little bit while piddly is (informal) small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on.

As a noun tiddly

is (slang) an alcoholic beverage.

tiddly

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(tiddlies)
  • (slang) An alcoholic beverage.
  • * 2002 , Pat Patterson, SpiritPath , iUniverse, ISBN 9780595216710, p. 429:
    • As far as he could tell, except for her evening ‘tiddlies’ , two rather hefty drinks taken ‘neat’ without the diluting benefit of water or ice, his mother had very nearly stopped her drinking.
  • * 2010 , Jeff Jacobson, Wormfood , Medallion Press, ISBN 9781605424293, p. 54:
    • Well, hell, I figured we’d just save that money, get us a few tiddlies at Fat Ernst’s instead.
  • * 2012 , Johnny Mack Hood, Cannibal Caper , AuthorHouse, ISBN 9781468557312, p. 101:
    • JC heard him remark, “I need a bit of the tiddly' my dear. It’s been a hard day.” '''''Tiddly , hm, must be an English drink?

    Adjective

    (er)
  • drunk
    • Synonyms
    * tipsy
    Related terms
    * tiddlywinks

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) tiny or little bit
    • Jeff wouldn't slow down, not even a tiddly bit.

    piddly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on.
    • Why play those piddly penny slots when you can win big time at the roulette wheel, man?

    Synonyms

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