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fid·dle-fad·dle
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lˌfæd
l
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-l-fad-l
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noun, verb,
fid·dle-fad·dled,
fid·dle-fad·dling,
interjection
noun
1.
nonsense.
2.
something trivial.
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verb (used without object)
3.
to fuss with trifles.
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interjection
4.
(used to express irritation, impatience, etc.)
Origin:
1570–80;
gradational compound based on
fiddle
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fid·dle-fad·dler,
noun
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fiddle-faddle
(ˈfɪd
ə
lˌfæd
ə
l)
—
n
, —
interj
1.
trivial matter; nonsense
—
vb
2.
(
intr
) to fuss or waste time, esp over trivial matters
[C16: reduplication of
fiddle
]
'fiddle-faddler
—
n
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