fiddlesticks

American  

[fid-l-stiks] / ˈfɪd lˌstɪks /

interjection

1. (used to express impatience, dismissal, etc.)

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Etymology

Origin of fiddlesticks

First recorded in 1600–10; plural of fiddlestick or shortening of fiddlestick’s end (i.e., fiddlesticks end at a point, which is nothing)

Example Sentences

To those who say that’s just impractical, that Hadi’s being politically pragmatic in strengthening his own position before taking on the remnants of the old regime, Karman says, in effect, fiddlesticks.

From Time

"A hundred and twenty fiddlesticks," the major said.

From Project Gutenberg

City of learning, of strange miracles, of a thousand profundities——” “City of a thousand fiddlesticks!” piped the parrot.

From Project Gutenberg

But auntie was a little discomposed at the brusque mention of “fiddlesticks.”

From Project Gutenberg

How on the other hand not represent it either—without putting into play mere fiddlesticks?

From Project Gutenberg