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pif·fle  (pfl)

intr.v. pif·fled, pif·fling, pif·fles

To talk or act feebly or futilely.

n.

Foolish or futile talk or ideas; nonsense.

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piffle [ˈpɪf^əl] Informal

n

nonsense to talk piffle

vb

(intr) to talk or behave feebly

[origin uncertain]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	piffle - trivial nonsense balderdash, fiddle-faddle hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
Verb	1.	piffle - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly blabber, palaver, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" blather, blether, blither, smatter, babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
	2.	piffle - act in a trivial or ineffective way behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

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piffle

noun (Informal) nonsense, rubbish, garbage (informal), hot air (informal), balls (taboo slang), bull (slang), shit (taboo slang), pants (informal), rot, crap (slang), trash, bunk (informal), bullshit (taboo slang), tosh (slang, chiefly Brit.), bollocks (Brit. taboo slang), pap, cobblers (Brit. taboo slang), bilge (informal), drivel, twaddle, tripe (informal), guff (slang), moonshine, hogwash, hokum (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), bunkum (chiefly U.S.), codswallop (Brit. slang), poppycock (informal), balderdash, bosh (informal), eyewash (informal), hooey (slang), tommyrot, horsefeathers (U.S. slang), tarradiddle He talks such a load of piffle.

Translations

piffle [ˈpɪfl] N → tonterías fpl, paparruchas fpl
piffle! → ¡tonterías!, ¡bobadas!

piffle

n (inf) → Quatsch m (inf), → Schnickschnack m (inf)

piffle [ˈpɪfl] n (Brit) (old) (fam) → sciocchezze fpl