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”)

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Example Sentences

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fiddle-de-dee

What arrant fiddle-de-dee It sounds—upon these moors, beneath the blue Of unpolluted skies!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 by Various

Oh, it's utter fiddle-de-dee To suppose that I possess, or desire, the least look in.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 24, 1891 by Various

For duty, duty must be done; The rule applies to every one, And painful though that duty be, To shirk the task were fiddle-de-dee!

From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert

One thing though, wos fiddle-de-dee, They 'ad a "Refreshment Tent," CHARLIE.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 15, 1892 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand

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 Carolyn Wells

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