
fiddle faddle
fiddle-faddle noun, adjective, verb, & interjection. ['fɪd(ǝ)lfad(ǝ)l]
fiddle faddle[noun]Synonyms: nonsense, applesauce, blatherskite, bosh, fiddlesticks, flapdoodle, flummadiddle, fudge, hooey, pishposh
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fiddle-faddle noun, adjective, verb, & interjection.
['fɪd(ǝ)lfad(ǝ)l] L16.[Redupl. of FIDDLE noun, verb. Cf. GIBBLE-GABBLE.]A. noun.
1. Trifling talk or action; a trifling or trivial matter (usu. in
pl.).
L16.2. A trifler, a gossip. Now
dial. E17.b. adjective. Trifling, petty, fussy.
E17.C. verb intrans. Fuss, trifle, mess about.
M17.D. interjection. Nonsense!
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