fiddlesticks
[ fid-l-stiks ]
interjection
(used to express impatience, dismissal, etc.)
Origin of fiddlesticks
1First recorded in 1600–10; plural of fiddlestick or shortening of fiddlestick’s end (i.e., fiddlesticks end at a point, which is nothing)
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How to use fiddlesticks in a sentence
As this bordered on sentiment, abhorred of realism, Severne muttered something that sounded like "fiddlesticks."
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward White"Thought-transference, fiddlesticks," we may hear him cry, in imagination.
Dynamic Thought | William Walker Atkinson"fiddlesticks," and the colonel stepped out on the platform and down the steps.
To this his wife remarked, "fiddlesticks," and began to feed Pershing from a nursing bottle.
The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon | Richard Connell“It is your Auntie fiddlesticks, Jimmy,” said I hastily, hoping my color was not heightened.
The Lady and the Pirate | Emerson Hough
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