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Fiddlesticks

//ˈfɪdl̩.stɪks// intj, noun

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain. euphemistic

    "Fiddlesticks! It's nothing but smoke and mirrors!"

  2. 2
    Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance. euphemistic

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

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of fiddlestick form-of, plural

Etymology

Etymology 1

Circa 1600, England. From fiddlestick, from the late Middle English fidillstyk (“violin bow”).

Etymology 2

Circa 1600, England. From fiddlestick, from the late Middle English fidillstyk (“violin bow”).

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