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fiddlesticks
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An old-fashioned exclamation of dismissal, meaning "nonsense."
""Fiddlesticks!" she said. "That excuse won't fool anyone.""
How to Use Fiddlesticks
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned way to say "nonsense" or express mild annoyance.
When to use it
Quaint and mostly humorous or old-fashioned in tone today.
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Etymology
From fiddlestick, originally meaning a violin bow, later used as a dismissive exclamation from around 1600.