fiddlesticks
Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdainNonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.
» Oh, fiddlesticks. It's raining heavily now. That's put the kibosh on our plans for this afternoon.
Ach, Mist! Es schüttet jetzt. Unsere Pläne für heute Nachmittag sind damit geplatzt.
Meaning
2 senses(euphemistic)Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.
Fiddlesticks! It's nothing but smoke and mirrors!
(euphemistic)Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.
Oh, fiddlesticks! I locked my keys in the car.
ёлки-палкиjólki-palki
Examples
1 sentencesOh, fiddlesticks. It's raining heavily now. That's put the kibosh on our plans for this afternoon.
deAch, Mist! Es schüttet jetzt. Unsere Pläne für heute Nachmittag sind damit geplatzt.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Circa 1600, England. From fiddlestick, from the late Middle English fidillstyk (“violin boCirca 1600, England. From fiddlestick, from the late Middle English fidillstyk (“violin bow”).
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