Pronunciations
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/ˈfɪdl̩.stɪks/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
Interjection
Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.
Usage- euphemistic
- Examples
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Fiddlesticks! It's nothing but smoke and mirrors!
Golden pleasures! golden fiddlesticks!—What d'ye tell me of your canting stuff?
More examples (3)
"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 […]
'Safe? Fiddlesticks! There is no safe. Mr Lavington is an intelligent man. You will see, he will have devised a hiding-place much more intelligent than a safe. A safe is the first thing everyone looks for.'
“Fiddlesticks,” Miss Jenny said. “The war just gave John a good excuse to get himself killed. If it hadn’t been that, it would have been some other way that would have been a bother to everybody around.”
Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.
Usage- euphemistic
- Examples
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Oh, fiddlesticks! I locked my keys in the car.