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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fid-l-fad-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪd lˌfæd l |
Definition of fiddle-faddle
Origin :- 1570s (n.); 1630s (v.), apparently a reduplication of obsolete faddle "to trifle."
- noun nonsense
- Well might the merit of your passion be doubted, you say, if, like Mr. Solmes—fiddle-faddle!
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Dost thou think I will fiddle-faddle about myself like a woman?
- Extract from : « An Orkney Maid » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- Is she crying out her eyes over that piece of fiddle-faddle?
- Extract from : « The Maidens' Lodge » by Emily Sarah Holt
- There's a lot of "fiddle-faddle" wrapped up in that word "inspiration."
- Extract from : « The Fiction Factory » by John Milton Edwards
- He said one day to me, "Why don't you give up your fiddle-faddle of geology and zoology, and turn to the occult sciences?"
- Extract from : « Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters » by Charles Darwin
- Do you hear it saying it could have excused her for that fiddle-faddle with a younger—a young lover?
- Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith
- He said one day to me, "Why don't you give up your fiddle-faddle of geology and zoology, and turn to the occult sciences!"
- Extract from : « The Autobiography of Charles Darwin » by Charles Darwin
- Far better to teach your daughter to brew and bake than all the modern 'ologies' and fiddle-faddle in the world!
- Extract from : « Sweethearts at Home » by S. R. Crockett
- He might indeed have been well designated as "a fiddle-faddle bit of sterling."
- Extract from : « Notes & Queries, No. 25. Saturday, April 20, 1850 » by Various
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