fritter
verb
[ ˈfrɪtə ]
• waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters.
• "I wish we hadn't frittered the money away so easily"
Similar:
squander,
waste,
misuse,
misspend,
spend unwisely,
throw away,
dissipate,
make poor use of,
overspend,
spend like water,
throw around like confetti,
be prodigal with,
be wastefully extravagant with,
run through,
get through,
lose,
blow,
splurge,
blue,
piss away,
Opposite:
save,
spend wisely,
• divide (something) into small pieces.
• "they become frittered into minute tatters"
Origin:
early 18th century: based on obsolete fitter ‘break into fragments, shred’; perhaps related to German Fetzen ‘rag, scrap’.
fritter
noun
• a piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat that is coated in batter and deep-fried.
• "banana fritters"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French friture, based on Latin frigere (see fry1). Compare with frittata.
