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
- 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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