piffle
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 6
Definition of piffle
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)Nonsense, foolish talk.
“The wafflier the piffle, the more sharply Mr Nicholson wields his skewer.”
“The move is obviously pure piffle: a dumbshow designed to placate (or at least entertain) the conservative base while distracting and antagonising rivals.”
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noun
-
(uncountable)Nonsense, foolish talk.
“The wafflier the piffle, the more sharply Mr Nicholson wields his skewer.”
“The move is obviously pure piffle: a dumbshow designed to placate (or at least entertain) the conservative base while distracting and antagonising rivals.”
verb
- To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
- To waste, to fritter away.
- (dated)To be squeamish or delicate.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Unknown, 1847. Perhaps blend of piddle + trifle, perhaps puff (“(onomatopoeia, puff of air)”) + -le (“diminutive”).
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