Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to express mild annoyance or impatience.
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- interjection
Nonsense ! Expressesdisbelief ordisdain . - interjection Expresses mild
dismay orannoyance . - noun Plural form of
fiddlestick .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But the moment you interfere with the free choice of the individual and dominate toward your choice, regardless of his own, you enter the realm of hypnosis; deprive him, just to that degree, of free choice, and might as well call it "fiddlesticks" as "suggestion."
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I mean what does Barack need to do ... disown the whole world? these people should have sat down pfleger long ago if he was so "troubling" ... as my pastor would say "fiddlesticks!" andrew
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Now I gotta wait for the next one - fiddlesticks ...
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And did Greg say fiddlesticks after his steed was absconded with.
Yoink! Another Fixed-Gear Vanished BikeSnobNYC 2008
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“Water-fiddlesticks, my dear!” said the professor; and he turned away sharply.
The Water Babies 2007
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So, Iain, are you saying the crime of perjury is fiddlesticks ?
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I have no idea why, but the paisley shawl from fiddlesticks is what really stood out to me.
Dreaming The Raven 2006
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Your pure mind is going as dry as fiddlesticks, from what I see of it.
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“All these are foolish illusions ... fiddlesticks!”
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You win eight shillings? you win eight fiddlesticks.
erinoftheyear commented on the word fiddlesticks
Aww fiddlesticks!
August 16, 2007
hernesheir commented on the word fiddlesticks
One might wonder why the plural for a singular item used for bowing stringed instruments. Here's why I believe the definition associated with this page is incorrect.
In old-time music the fiddle is sometimes played by two people at the same time, with one player bowing and fingering, while a second player stands to the side and taps out a rhythm on the fiddle strings using two small-diameter sticks or dowels called fiddlesticks (also spelled "fiddle sticks"). This technique is also called "beating the straws".
September 27, 2009
marky commented on the word fiddlesticks
found something i liked on the images on 'fiddlesticks' of all things. first time thats ever happened. usually the pics are LAME.
incidentally this is the pic here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenelle/2746349815
August 10, 2011