fiddle-faddle

/'fidl,fædl/

Thân thiện

She dismissed his excuse as mere fiddle-faddle.

Definition

Noun: * Trivial nonsense: Unimportant, foolish, or meaningless talk, activity, or things. It refers to something considered a waste of time or attention.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Stop all this fiddle-faddle and get to the point.
  • The meeting was full of bureaucratic fiddle-faddle and achieved nothing.
  • I don't have time for such fiddle-faddle.

Advanced Usage

• As an interjection: Used to express dismissal or contempt for something considered trivial or nonsensical.
  • "Fiddle-faddle!" she exclaimed. "That's the silliest idea I've ever heard."

Variants and Related Words

• Fiddle-faddler (noun, rare): A person who engages in or concerns themselves with trivial matters.
• Fiddle-faddling (adjective/gerund, rare): Characterized by or involving trivial nonsense.

Synonyms

• Nonsense
• Trifles
• Trivialities
• Frivolity
• Balderdash
• Tomfoolery

Related Idioms

• A lot of fiddle-faddle: A common phrase emphasizing a significant amount of trivial talk or activity.
  • The new policy announcement turned out to be a lot of fiddle-faddle about nothing important.

Học thuật

Noun

1. trivial nonsense

Từ đồng nghĩa

• balderdash
• piffle