Balderdash and piffle!
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Piffle
//ˈpɪf.əl//
Synonyms for "piffle" (204 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Strong matches (61)
Related words (102)
Noun(65 words)
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5 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
4 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
12 entriesTranslations
58 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- глупости noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- говоря глупости verb (to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner)
Czech
4 entries- kecy noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- nesmysly noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- žvásty noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- kecat verb (to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner)
Finnish
4 entries- höpinä noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- höpötys noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- hölmöillä verb (to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner)
- höperehtiä verb (to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner)
French
4 entries- babil noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- bafouillage noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- baragouin noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- diarrhée verbale noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
German
4 entries- Blödsinn noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- Quatsch noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- Unsinn noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- plappern verb (to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner)
Italian
4 entries- scemenze noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- sciocchezze noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- stupidaggini noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- chiacchierare verb (to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner)
Polish
2 entries- mówić bzdury verb (to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner)
- zachowywać się głupio verb (to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- conversa fútil noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
Russian
4 entries- болтовня́ noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- вздор noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- чепуха́ noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- болта́ть вздор verb (to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner)
Spanish
4 entries- chamullo noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- chapurreo noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- cháchara noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
- jerga noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
Welsh
1 entries- malu awyr noun (nonsense, foolish talk)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The wafflier the piffle, the more sharply Mr Nicholson wields his skewer.
Source: wiktionary
The move is obviously pure piffle: a dumbshow designed to placate (or at least entertain) the conservative base while distracting and antagonising rivals.
Source: wiktionary
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