Word of the day - FRITTER

The word today is Fritter

Fritter is an unusual word in the English language as it means both a piece of food (an actual Fritter) and gross wastefulness. 

Fritter is a noun / verb  depending upon its use and means the following:

- A piece of food fried with a batter coating = noun

- The act of wilfully squandering a resource, skill or asset(s) = verb

A fritter can be very tasty when eaten

Almost any piece of food may be frittered (fried in a batter)

To fritter means to wilfully or wantonly waste something

Almost anything can be frittered-away

Dictionary definitions are here or here and if you fancy cooking fritters, here are 25 variants.

There is an index of words of the day.

There are other words having dual meaning.