pittle

English edit

Etymology edit

Possibly onomatopoeic. Compare piddle.

Pronunciation edit

Rhymes: -ɪtəl

Noun edit

pittle (uncountable)

(Northumbria, Midlands) urine

Verb edit

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

(Northumbria, Midlands) To urinate.

See also edit

pittle-pattle (probably etymologically unrelated)

References edit

A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN
Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]

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