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fiddlestick
[ fid-l-stik ]
noun
- anything; a bit:
I don't care a fiddlestick for what they say.
fiddlestick
/ ˈfɪdəlˌstɪk /
noun
- informal.a violin bow
- any meaningless or inconsequential thing; trifle
- fiddlesticks!an expression of annoyance or disagreement
Word History and Origins
Origin of fiddlestick1
Example Sentences
“Donald Trump is tweeting loudly and carrying fiddlesticks. The level of damage is not as much as one might have thought given all the tweeting and speeches.”
To those who say that’s just impractical, that Hadi’s being politically pragmatic in strengthening his own position before taking on the remnants of the old regime, Karman says, in effect, fiddlesticks.
"A hundred and twenty fiddlesticks," the major said.
"To regenerate the fiddlestick!" his opponent answered, with equal heat.
I declare, said my uncle Toby, smit with pity, I know of none; unless it be the pleasure which it has pleased God—— A fiddlestick! quoth she.
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