fiddlestick

[ fid-l-stik ]

/ ˈfɪd lˌstɪk /

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noun

anything; a bit: I don't care a fiddlestick for what they say.

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Origin of fiddlestick

First recorded in 1400–50, fiddlestick is from the late Middle English word fidillstyk.See fiddle, stick¹

Words nearby fiddlestick

fiddle pattern, fiddler, fiddler beetle, fiddler crab, fiddlerfish, fiddlestick, fiddlesticks, fiddle while Rome burns, fiddlewood, fiddling, fiddly

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How to use fiddlestick in a sentence

If you've all the tense strings you may take life for your fiddlestick.
The Tragic Muse|Henry James
Poor little Eden—poor little fiddlestick,” said Jones, “it does the young cub good.
St. Winifred's|Frederic W. Farrar
"Subterranean fiddlestick," burst out Jack, but the professor silenced him.
The Border Boys Across the Frontier|Fremont B. Deering
Didn't she, rather, do you the honor to say, 'A fiddlestick for your phrases!
The American|Henry James

Fiddlestick, and why did you not get this nonsense knocked out of your head when you were in the wars?
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.|W. M. Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for fiddlestick

fiddlestick

/ (ˈfɪdəlˌstɪk) /

noun

informal a violin bow

any meaningless or inconsequential thing; trifle

fiddlesticks! an expression of annoyance or disagreement

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