diddled
Frittered away hours
Diddled is the past tense of diddle, a verb with several meanings that share a sense of small, repetitive, or trivial action.
To diddle someone is to cheat or swindle them: He diddled me out of fifty bucks.
To diddle around is to waste time on unimportant things.
In vulgar slang, diddle means to masturbate or fondle sexually: She diddled herself while he watched.
Deceived for gain
- connedDeceived for gain
- defraudedIllegally deceived for gain
- scammedCheated through deception
- fleecedDefrauded of money
shortchanged · overcharged · robbed · bilked · hustled · stiffed · gypped · cheated
Thoroughly deceived or confused
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- dupedDeceived into believing
- gulledTricked through deception
- fooledLed to believe falsely
tricked · misled · beguiled · snookered · suckered · cozened · flimflammed · hornswoggled
Moved slowly, idly
- fritteredWasted in small amounts
- loafedWas deliberately unproductive
- idledOperated without load
- putteredDid minor tasks leisurely
trifled · dallied · lollygagged · faffed · pottered · procrastinated
swindled
Deceived for gain
fleeced · shortchanged · overcharged · robbed · bilked · hustled · stiffed · gypped · cheated · embezzled
bamboozled
Thoroughly deceived or confused
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- dupedDeceived into believing
- gulledTricked through deception
fooled · tricked · misled · beguiled · snookered · suckered · cozened · flimflammed · hornswoggled · hoaxed
dawdled
Moved slowly, idly
puttered · trifled · dallied · lollygagged · faffed · pottered · procrastinated
tampered
Illegally altered or meddled
rigged · fixed · altered · cooked · jiggered · fiddled · adjusted · tweaked · massaged · finagled
- Hey Diddle DiddleClassic children's verse