pittle

English

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic. Compare piddle.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪtəl

Noun

pittle (uncountable)

  1. (Northumbria, Midlands) urine.
  2. (Northumbria, Midlands) an act of urination.
    Hurry up, I need a pittle.

Verb

pittle (third-person singular simple present pittles, present participle pittling, simple past and past participle pittled)

  1. (Northumbria, Midlands) To urinate.

See also

References

  • Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “pittle”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.
  • Frank Graham, editor (1987), “PITTLE”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN.
  • Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.