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
piffle (uncountable)
Nonsense, foolish talk.
• See also nonsense
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.
• (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
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
