Spuddle / myLot

United States

January 26, 2022 6:26am CST

Spuddle--a 17th century word that refers to being very busy and accomplishing nothing. That is my morning. I have been busy updating documents regarding working with my student. I also deleted some from last year. One reason I have to do this is to reflect changes we make for him from time to time. Next I will wake my husband up so he can take his medicine early enough it will not disturb his sleep tonight. Such a busy day.

I would like to go back to sleep..

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458085)

• Switzerland

26 Jan 22

Interesting word that I had never heard before.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157551)

• United States

27 Jan 22

I had not heard it before my friend posted it, but it seemed a useful word.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458085)

• Switzerland

27 Jan 22

@GardenGerty In the meantime I searched the word to be sure not to use it wrong: Spuddle: obsolete Southern England - To make a lot of fuss about trivial things, as if they were important

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

27 Jan 22

"obsolete Southern England" --- I think I'll refrain from using the word!

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

26 Jan 22

We Central Europeans are half through the day. It's 1.40 pm. How do you use the term 'spuddle'? Can you add some examples? I'm sure that I've never read it anywhere up to now.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157551)

• United States

27 Jan 22

This is a new word for me, I saw it in a post today."I felt that my work day was in full spuddle as I had to wait for messages and answers each time I tried to make a plan." Or "It was a spuddle of a day because I was going to do wash but was out of detergent, so I went to find a pencil to make a shopping list but ended up cleaning my junk drawer while looking for that pencil and when I put some of the items in the correct places I found some treasures I had forgotten." Not only is that a spuddle of a day it is a run on sentence of the worst sort.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

27 Jan 22

@GardenGerty Thank you for your detailed answer!

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169941)

• United States

26 Jan 22

I think I spend my life in spuddle..

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157551)

• United States

27 Jan 22

Me too!

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Dominique

@dodo19 (47053)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

26 Jan 22

Hopefully things go well and you're able to get some things done. I wish I could go back to sleep too. Unfortunately I am at work.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157551)

• United States

27 Jan 22

Once I am up I just have to keep going.

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Marlina

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

26 Jan 22

I got up at 4 A.M. will need a nap later on,

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157551)

• United States

27 Jan 22

I think that contributes highly to spuddle.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan 22

I've never heard of 'spuddle' but it's a much easier word to remember than some of Fiacre's.

We do talk of 'duck-puddling' which means much the same.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157551)

• United States

2 Feb 22

It is funny the terms different regions and countries have. When I came away to college, kid from Michigan, or a kid from Michigan would say "shoot a duck" for something like "I'll be darned". I will have to share "duck pudding".

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Feb 22

@GardenGerty You had a typo - duck puddling, not pudding. They don't sound the same.