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Fiddlesticks definition

fĭdl-stĭks
Used to express mild annoyance or impatience.
interjection
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Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.

Oh, fiddlesticks! I locked my keys in the car.

interjection
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Plural form of fiddlestick.
noun
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Nonsense!
interjection
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Nonsense! Expresses disbelief or disdain.

Fiddlesticks! It's nothing but smoke and mirrors!

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Origin of fiddlesticks

  • From pl. of fiddlestick bow for playing a fiddle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the late Middle English fidillstyk.

    From Wiktionary