fiddlestick

[ fid-l-stik ]

noun

1. anything; a bit:

   I don't care a fiddlestick for what they say.

fiddlestick

/ ˈfɪdəlˌstɪk /

noun

1. informal.
   a violin bow
2. any meaningless or inconsequential thing; trifle
3. fiddlesticks!
   an expression of annoyance or disagreement

Word History and Origins

Origin of fiddlestick¹

First recorded in 1400–50, fiddlestick is from the late Middle English word fidillstyk. See fiddle, stick ¹

Example Sentences

If you've all the tense strings you may take life for your fiddlestick.

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Poor little Eden—poor little fiddlestick,” said Jones, “it does the young cub good.

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"Subterranean fiddlestick," burst out Jack, but the professor silenced him.

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Didn't she, rather, do you the honor to say, 'A fiddlestick for your phrases!

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Fiddlestick, and why did you not get this nonsense knocked out of your head when you were in the wars?

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