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Jan. 8, 2015

fritter \FRIT-er\ verb 1. to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon. 2. to break or tear into small pieces or shreds. Quotes After I moved to California, gave in to my obsession with horses, and became a single mother, to fritter away an hour meant to fritter away most of the day's allotted writing time. -- Jane Smiley, Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel, 2005 Origin Fritter is most likely a variation of the earlier word fitter, which refers to a fragment or piece. It has been used in English since the 1720s.

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