fiddlesticks

[ fid-l-stiks ]

/ ˈfɪd lˌstɪks /

interjection

(used to express impatience, dismissal, etc.)

Nearby words

fiddler, fiddler beetle, fiddler crab, fiddlerfish, fiddlestick, fiddlesticks, fiddlewood, fiddling, fiddly, fide, fidei defensor

Definition for fiddlesticks (2 of 2)

fiddlestick

[ fid-l-stik ]

/ ˈfɪd lˌstɪk /

noun

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

Origin of fiddlestick

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

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Examples from the Web for fiddlesticks

And thus he will make but bad music who hath the instruments and fiddlesticks, but none of the "resin" of Latimer.'
The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims|Andrew Steinmetz
To this his wife remarked, "Fiddlesticks," and began to feed Pershing from a nursing bottle.
The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon|Richard Connell
Aunt Bell looked bored and uttered a swift, low phrase that might have been "Fiddlesticks!"
The Seeker|Harry Leon Wilson
Fiddlesticks about harm; what harm can come to her, I should like to know?
The Argosy|Various

"Fiddlesticks, Alec," was his polite remark to his brother when he asked him not to get up.
In Quest of Gold|Alfred St. Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for fiddlesticks

fiddlestick

/ (ˈfɪdəlˌstɪk) /

noun

informal a violin bow

any meaningless or inconsequential thing; trifle

fiddlesticks! an expression of annoyance or disagreement

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