Antonyms for piffle

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pif-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪf əl

Definition of piffle

Origin : 1847, of unknown origin, perhaps an alteration of trifle, by influence of piddle, etc. Or perhaps imitative of a puff of air, with a diminutive suffix. As a noun by 1890.

noun nonsense

Example sentences :

I told him very firmly that this was piffle of the most wretched sort.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

"I don't know anything about that sort of piffle," said his guest, severely.
Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

They had the vicar and old frumps in to tea, and she had to listen to their piffle.
Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees

But she did not intend to write a love story—that was piffle.
Extract from : « Etheldreda the Ready » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

That's all piffle about Hoky having any confederate except me.
Extract from : « Blacksheep! Blacksheep! » by Meredith Nicholson

What do you suppose dad thinks when he reads that sort of piffle?
Extract from : « Quarter-Back Bates » by Ralph Henry Barbour

Piffle of that kind only goes when there are more engineers than jobs.
Extract from : « The Girl From Keller's » by Harold Bindloss

The pangs of a guilty conscience,' he says, 'are piffle compared with the miseries of a beard.
Extract from : « Aliens » by William McFee

No sooner had the words left her lips than she realized they were piffle.
Extract from : « H. R. » by Edwin Lefevre

His name was Patches, but he answered to Piffle and he was a sook and a cuddler.
Extract from : « Dreaming of Dreaming » by Peter E. Williams

Synonyms for piffle

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