fiddlesticks
interjection
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Pronunciation: /ˈfɪdl̩.stɪks/
intj
Etymology: Circa 1600, England. From fiddlestick, from the late Middle English fidillstyk (“violin bow”).
- Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.
“Fiddlesticks! It's nothing but smoke and mirrors!”
“Golden pleasures! golden fiddlesticks!—What d'ye tell me of your canting stuff?”
- Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.
“Oh, fiddlesticks! I locked my keys in the car.”
noun
Etymology: Circa 1600, England. From fiddlestick, from the late Middle English fidillstyk (“violin bow”).
- plural of fiddlestick