fiddlesticks

/ˈfɪdl̩.stɪks/

intj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

golden, old

VERB + FIDDLESTICKS

taken

FIDDLESTICKS + NOUN

d'ye, it's, nothing

ADV.

heavily

Definitions

intj

Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.

Fiddlesticks! It's nothing but smoke and mirrors!

Golden pleasures! golden fiddlesticks!—What d'ye tell me of your canting stuff?

Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.

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

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Fiddlesticks! It's nothing but smoke and mirrors!

Wiktionary

Golden pleasures! golden fiddlesticks!—What d'ye tell me of your canting stuff?

Wiktionary

"Taken the veil—taken fiddlesticks!" said the old man, merrily; "why she lives near Lincoln, is married to a substantial man, the junior partner of one of the wealthiest bankers in the county […]

Wiktionary

Fiddlesticks!

Tatoeba · #8737633

Oh, fiddlesticks. It's raining heavily now. That's put the kibosh on our plans for this afternoon.

Tatoeba · #12235690

Usage Notes

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In some senses, fiddlesticks is marked as euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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