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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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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