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PIFFLE
balderdash, fiddle-faddle, piffle
(noun) trivial nonsense
piffle
(verb) act in a trivial or ineffective way
chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
(verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
piffle (uncountable)
Nonsense, foolish talk.
Synonyms
• See also nonsense
Verb
piffle (third-person singular simple present piffles, present participle piffling, simple past and past participle piffled)
To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
To waste, to fritter away.
(dated) To be squeamish or delicate.
Synonyms
• (act or speak in a futile manner): trifle, twaddle
Source: Wiktionary
Pif"fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Piffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Piffling.]
Definition: To be sequeamish or delicate; hence, to act or talk triflingly or ineffectively; to twaddle; piddle. [Dial. or Slang]
Pif"fle, n.
Definition: Act of piffling; trifling talk or action; piddling; twaddle. [Dial. or Slang] "Futile piffle." Kipling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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