fiddle-de-dee

or fid·dle·de·dee, fid·dle·dee·dee

[ fid-l-di-dee ]

interjection

1. (used to express irritation, dismissive indifference, or scorn.)

fiddle-de-dee

/ ˌfɪdəldɪˈdiː /

interjection

1. rare.
   an exclamation of impatience, disbelief, or disagreement

Word History and Origins

Origin of fiddle-de-dee¹

1775–85; fiddle + -de- (reduplication prefix) + (Tweedle)dee (in obsolete sense “fiddler”)

Example Sentences

“Fiddle-de-dee about a handsome highwayman,” said Aunt Deb, in a scornful tone.

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The builders thought this boast a fiddle-de-dee, and invited the musician to fiddle away to his heart's content.

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Fiddle-de-dee—I can't sleep, and the chickens are as lively as bed-bugs.

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But to fancy as them as has got 'em will part is dashed fiddle-de-dee.

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Lizzie was in the room—the parlour where his mother had told him “Fiddle-de-dee!”

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