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fiddlestick

[ fid-l-stik ]

noun

  1. anything; a bit:

    I don't care a fiddlestick for what they say.



fiddlestick

/ ˈfɪdəlˌstɪk /

noun

  1. informal.
    a violin bow
  2. any meaningless or inconsequential thing; trifle
  3. fiddlesticks!
    an expression of annoyance or disagreement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fiddlestick1

First recorded in 1400–50, fiddlestick is from the late Middle English word fidillstyk. See fiddle, stick 1
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Example Sentences

If you've all the tense strings you may take life for your fiddlestick.

Poor little Eden—poor little fiddlestick,” said Jones, “it does the young cub good.

"Subterranean fiddlestick," burst out Jack, but the professor silenced him.

Didn't she, rather, do you the honor to say, 'A fiddlestick for your phrases!

Fiddlestick, and why did you not get this nonsense knocked out of your head when you were in the wars?

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