fiddle-de-dee

American  

[fid-l-di-dee] / ˌfɪd l dɪˈdi /

Or fiddlededee,

interjection

1. (used to express irritation, dismissive indifference, or scorn.)

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fiddle-de-dee British  

/ ˌfɪdəldɪˈdiː /

interjection

1. rare an exclamation of impatience, disbelief, or disagreement

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Etymology

Origin of fiddle-de-dee

1775–85; fiddle + -de- (reduplication prefix) + (Tweedle)dee (in obsolete sense “fiddler”)

Example Sentences

Hex, little two up in the air, cross and a fiddle-de-dee.

From The Invisible Man by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Tush, boy!" murmured my uncle Jervas, lounging gracefully against the balustrade of the terrace again, "Tush and fiddle-de-dee!

From Peregrine's Progress by Farnol, Jeffery

"To the devil with your fiddle-de-dee friendship!" he shouted.

From The Ramrodders A Novel by Day, Holman

Alice If you tell me what language fiddle-de-dee is, I’ll tell you the French for it!

From Alice in Wonderland A Dramatization of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" by Gerstenberg, Alice

Well, then, I’ll put this photograph of the Hermes in here in place of this fiddle-de-dee Art Calendar.

From Patty's Success by Wells, Carolyn