fiddlesticksexclamation
uk/ˈfɪd.əl.stɪks/us/ˈfɪd.əl.stɪks/US also fiddle-faddle, us/ˈfɪd.l̩ˌfæd.l̩/ukold-fashionedused to express disagreement or to say that something is nonsense
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Linguistics: interjections
- (well) what do you know! idiom
- aiyo
- aw shucks
- awesomesauce
- bam
- bless
- boo
- charming
- good show idiom
- goodness
- heck
- hot dog! idiom
- same to you idiom
- stuff and nonsense idiom
- talk
- use your loaf idiom
- voilà
- wake up! idiom
- what an idea! idiom
- yes
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Examples from literature
- 'Ow fiddlesticks! the landlady replied.
- And it is all fiddlesticks, anyhow.
- Dangerous fiddlesticks! growled Major Churchill from the other side of the table, where he sat at Jacqueline's right hand.
- Oh, fiddlesticks! said Jan in a bored voice.
- That's fiddlesticks! snapped Roger.