Talk:Puddletown

Explanation of second meaning
Every time the reason for the change in name is mentioned in this article, it is cited obliquely as "because of the alternative meaning of the word 'piddle'" and "because piddle had a particular meaning in army circles" with a wink and a nod. It never mentions what that meaning is, however, so anyone without knowledge of early 20th century British slang can only guess at the context.

I would never advocate for being overly crude, but from my American perspective, isn't it a fairly tame second meaning? Unless I am mistaken, it simply means urination, which will by no means scandalize the average reader by explaining. What does everyone else think, should we edit it to explain? Nquinn91 (talk) 13:45, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

I came here to ask the same question, but Nquinn91 seems to have preceded me by a few hours. I'd just like to add that it's not purely British slang, as I heard it used in the States as late as 1971. 71.235.184.247 (talk) 16:38, 1 June 2017 (UTC)


 * The sources tend to be a bit vague and/or euphemistic—and not totally emphatic when viewed all together—hence the wording in the article. The only source that explicitly states that piddle means urination is Roland Gant in Dorset Villages, who states: "since the 'small stream' meaning of piddle became a euphemism for 'piss', the Victorians referred to the river and those villages incorporating its name as Puddle", which sounds authoritative enough, but looking at all the sources, there is enough doubt on the reason for the name change (and its timing) that I tended to be less specific also. PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 22:17, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

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