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pif⋅fle

  [pif-uhl] noun, verb, -fled, -fling. Informal.
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–noun
1. nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk.
–verb (used without object)
2. to talk nonsense.
Origin:
1840–50; perh. akin to puff
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pif·fle   (pĭf'əl)   
intr.v.   pif·fled, pif·fling, pif·fles
To talk or act feebly or futilely.
n.  Foolish or futile talk or ideas; nonsense.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
piffle [ˈpɪflæ]

  1. n.
    nonsense. : What utter piffle!
  2. exclam.
    a mild exclamation or expression of distress. (Usually Piffle!) : She finished her story, and I looked her straight in the eye and said, “Piffle!”
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

piffle 
1847, of unknown origin, perhaps an alteration of trifle, by influence of piddle, etc. Or perhaps onomatopoeic of a puff of air, with a dim. suffix.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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