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dribs and drabs 

small amounts , usually added bit by bit over a long period of time
I plan to repay the whole debt with just dribs and drabs over the next two years.
dribs and drabs by nick_g July 28, 2010
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Frequenting prostitutes.

Etymology- originally drabbing, Shakespearean english
Laertes was off studying at a party school in France, and Polonius his father thought he was off drabbing.

Yo, servant I need you to discreetly spy on Laertes to see if he's been drabbing much.

Dude, I drabs all day erday.
Drabs by ShakeSocks December 15, 2011