fiddledeedee
English
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fiddledeedee
- (colloquial, dated) nonsense; rubbish
- 1865, Sheridan Le Fanu, Uncle Silas:
- Hunting, hawking, fishing, fiddle-de-dee! You know, Charlie, my dear, it is quite out of the question.
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References
- “fiddledeedee”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.