fiddle-faddle
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈfɪdəlˌfædəl/
- Archaic
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tonterías
- All this talk about ghosts is just fiddle-faddle; there is no evidence to support it.
Examples
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Oh, fiddle-faddle, Miss Hannigan.
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Who fills your head with this childish fiddle-faddle?
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- There will be no further fiddle-faddle.
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Oh, Mary, of all the impossible, childish fiddle-faddle.
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Oh, silly fiddle-faddle.
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Fiddle-faddle and rot, sir.
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They say the ol' place is haunted or bewitched or some such fiddle-faddle.
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Fiddle-faddle, fiddle-faddle.
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Fiddle-faddle, fiddle-faddle.
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I don't have time for your fiddle-faddle; let's focus on the main issue.
Synonyms
9
2.8
Short friendly talk about unimportant things
5
8.7
Silly talk about unimportant things
3
8.9
Silly talk or ideas that are not true
3
9.9
Talk that is silly and unimportant
2
9.9
A small unimportant fuss that wastes time
1
8.9
Silly or unimportant talk that wastes time
1
9.9
Foolish talk or ideas that are unimportant and silly
1
9.9
Loud, silly talk that has no useful meaning
1
9.5
Light talk between people with little meaning
Untrue or silly talk that is not important
Silly talk that makes little sense
Foolish talk that people should not believe
Light talk about unimportant, silly things people say
Unclear or silly talk without any real meaning
Ordinary talk that is simple and not deep
Silly or untrue talk that is not important
Light, silly talk about other people
A silly short phrase people say when annoyed instead of swearing
Antonyms
How Trivial
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fiddle-faddle is a playful repeat of fiddle and faddle, where fiddle means 'to touch or play with', so the doubled sound makes the idea feel small and silly. That's why calling something fiddle-faddle means it is 'trivial nonsense' or a waste of time.