Definition of fiddle-faddle in English:
fiddle-faddle
noun ˈfɪd(ə)lfad(ə)lˈfɪdl ˌfædl
mass nounTrivial matters; nonsense.
Example sentencesExamples
- There is, however, a glue that holds all this fiddle-faddle together and gives it a certain inner logic.
- And what is all that fiddle-faddle about the door sticking just by getting shut all the way?
verb ˈfɪd(ə)lfad(ə)lˈfɪdl ˌfædl
[no object]Mess about; fuss.
you haven't time to fiddle-faddle about like that
Example sentencesExamples
- It's easier to stop at fast food restaurants than fiddle faddle around and make breakfast?
- We shouldn't fiddle-faddle around with the Samurai-Cons on the loose.
Synonyms
fool about, fool around, play about, play around, clown about, clown around, fiddle-faddle, footle about, footle around
Origin
Late 16th century: reduplication of fiddle.
Definition of fiddle-faddle in US English:
fiddle-faddle
nounˈfidl ˌfadlˈfɪdl ˌfædl
Trivial matters; nonsense.
he's concerned with petty fiddle-faddle about his personal arrangements
Example sentencesExamples
- There is, however, a glue that holds all this fiddle-faddle together and gives it a certain inner logic.
- And what is all that fiddle-faddle about the door sticking just by getting shut all the way?
verbˈfidl ˌfadlˈfɪdl ˌfædl
[no object]Bother with trifles; fuss.
you haven't time to fiddle-faddle about like that
Example sentencesExamples
- We shouldn't fiddle-faddle around with the Samurai-Cons on the loose.
- It's easier to stop at fast food restaurants than fiddle faddle around and make breakfast?
Synonyms
fool about, fool around, play about, play around, clown about, clown around, fiddle-faddle, footle about, footle around
Origin
Late 16th century: reduplication of fiddle.