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fiddle-faddle
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fid·dle-fad·dle  (fdl-fdl)
n.
Nonsense.
intr.v. fid·dle-fad·dled, fid·dle-fad·dling, fid·dle-fad·dles
To fritter away one's time; dally.
[Reduplication of fiddle.]
fiddle-faddle [ˈfɪdəlˌfædəl]
n & interj
trivial matter; nonsense
vb
(intr) to fuss or waste time, esp over trivial matters
[reduplication of fiddle]
fiddle-faddler  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fiddle-faddle - trivial nonsense
balderdash, piffle
hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
Translations
fiddle-faddle
interj (dated, = nonsense) → Quatsch (inf)


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