fiddlesticks

ˈfɪdəlˌstɪks

Definition

Definition of fiddlesticks - Reverso English Dictionary

Interjection

expression

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expressing dismissiveness or triviality

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Fiddlesticks! That’s not important right now.

balderdash

nonsense

emotion

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expressing disbelief or annoyance

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Oh, fiddlesticks! I forgot my keys again.

nonsense

rubbish

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Origin of fiddlesticks

English, fiddle (violin) + sticks (plural of stick)

Examples of fiddlesticks in a sentence

Fiddlesticks! That's just nonsense.
Fiddlesticks! I can't believe this happened.
Fiddlesticks, that's not what I meant.

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French:foutaises, zut, ...
German:Papperlapapp, Kreuzdonnerwetter, ...
Italian:sciocchezze, accidenti, ...
Spanish:paparruchas, ¡Caramba!, ...
Portuguese:ora essa, bolas, ...
Chinese:呸, 哎呀, ...
Japanese:ばかばかしい, なんてこった, ...
Arabic:هراء!, تُفّ, ...
Hebrew:שְׁטוּיוֹת!, שְׁטוּיוֹת, ...
Russian:фу, чёрт возьми, ...
Ukrainian:дурниці, чорт забирай, ...
Hindi:अरे बकवास, बकवास, ...
Bengali:ফিডলস্টিক্স, ধুর, ...
Catalan:bah, caram, ...
Czech:Ale prosím tě, ale jdi, ...
Danish:pjat, pokkers, ...
Dutch:onzin, ach, ...
Greek:μπα, φτου, ...
Hungarian:ugyan már, Ugyan már, ...
Khmer:អីក៏មិនសំខាន់ដែរ, អុញនោះ, ...
Korean:에이, 아이 참, ...
Persian:اه، بی‌خیال, وای, ...
Polish:phi, kurczę, ...
Portuguese (BR):bobagem, puxa vida, ...
Romanian:ei, și ce, prostii, ...
Swedish:struntprat, attans, ...
Thai:ช่างมันเถอะ, แย่จัง, ...
Turkish:aman canım, tüh, ...
Vietnamese:chuyện vặt, chết tiệt, ...

fiddlestick

ˈfɪdəlˌstɪk

Definition of fiddlestick - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

informal

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nonsense or trivial talk

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Stop talking fiddlestick and get to the point.!

nonsense

trifle

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any meaningless or inconsequential thing

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He dismissed the problem as a mere fiddlestick.

nonsense

trifle

music

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bow used to play a violin or similar instrument

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She rosined her fiddlestick before the concert..

bow

violin bow

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Origin of fiddlestick

Old English, fithel (fiddle) + stick (stick)

Examples of fiddlestick in a sentence

His explanation was pure fiddlestick.
She considered the rumor to be a fiddlestick.
All his worries turned out to be fiddlesticks.
He carefully tightened the fiddlestick.
The fiddlestick broke during the intense performance.

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French:balivernes, bagatelle, ...
German:Unsinn, Pipifax, ...
Italian:fesserie, sciocchezza, ...
Spanish:tonterías, nimiedad, ...
Portuguese:disparate, ninharia, ...
Chinese:胡说, 无关紧要的小事, ...
Japanese:ナンセンス, 些細なこと, ...
Arabic:هُراء, تَفَاهَة, ...
Hebrew:דְּבָרִים בְּטֵלִים, דָּבָר שׁוּלִי, ...
Russian:чепуха, пустяк, ...
Ukrainian:нісенітниця, дрібниця, ...
Hindi:बकवास, तुच्छ वस्तु, ...
Bengali:নিরর্থক কথা, তুচ্ছ বিষয়, ...
Catalan:ximpleries, fotesa, ...
Czech:nesmysl, maličkost, ...
Danish:vrøvl, bagatel, ...
Dutch:onzin, kleinigheid, ...
Greek:ανοησίες, τίποτα, ...
Hungarian:badarság, jelentéktelen dolog, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យឥតប្រយោជន៍, រឿងឥតន័យ, ...
Korean:헛소리, 사소한 것, ...
Persian:چرند, چیز بی‌اهمیت, ...
Polish:bzdury, drobiazg, ...
Portuguese (BR):besteira, ninharia, ...
Romanian:prostii, fleac, ...
Swedish:struntprat, bagatell, ...
Thai:เรื่องไร้สาระ, เรื่องเล็กน้อย, ...
Turkish:saçmalık, önemsiz şey, ...
Vietnamese:chuyện vớ vẩn, chuyện vặt vãnh, ...

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Definition of fiddlesticks - Reverso English Dictionary

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