fiddlesticks

fiddlesticks
a) Nonsense! Expresses disbelief or disdain.

Fiddlesticks! Its nothing but smoke and mirrors!

b) Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.

Oh, fiddlesticks! I locked my keys in the car.


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  • fiddlesticks — /fid l stiks /, interj. (used to express impatience, dismissal, etc.) * * * …   Universalium

  • fiddlesticks — fid|dle|sticks [ˈfıdlˌstıks] interjection old fashioned said when you disagree with someone, or are slightly annoyed about something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fiddlesticks — fid|dle|sticks [ fıdl,stıks ] interjection OLD FASHIONED used for expressing disagreement or anger …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fiddlesticks — interj. nonsense!n. bow of a fiddle …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fiddlesticks — nonsense. → fiddlestick …   English new terms dictionary

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