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fiddle-faddling

Variant of fiddle-faddle

noun, interjection

nonsense

Origin: redupl. of fiddle or obs. faddle, to trifle

intransitive verb fiddle-faddled, fiddle-faddling

Informal to be concerned with trifles; fuss
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