fiddledeedee

fiddledeedee
fiddledeedee [fid΄'l dē dē′]
n., interj.
prob. /span> FIDDLE, with addition of nonsense syllables
nonsense

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • fiddledeedee — fid dle*dee*dee , interj. An exclamatory word or phrase, equivalent to {nonsense}! [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fiddledeedee — [fid΄ l dē dē′] n., interj. [prob. < FIDDLE, with addition of nonsense syllables] nonsense …   English World dictionary

  • fiddledeedee — interj. nonsense! …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fiddledeedee — fid·dle·dee·dee …   English syllables

  • fiddledeedee — ˌfidəldēˈdē interjection used to express impatience, disbelief, or scorn …   Useful english dictionary

  • nonsense — fiddledeedee fid dle*dee*dee , interj. An exclamatory word or phrase, equivalent to {nonsense}! [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • English words with uncommon properties — For the purposes of this article, any word which has appeared in a recognised general English dictionary published in the 20th century or later is considered a candidate. For interest, some archaic words, non standard words and proper names are… …   Wikipedia

  • fiddle-de-dee — /fid l di dee /, interj. (used to express irritation, dismissive indifference, or scorn.) Also, fiddlededee, fiddledeedee. [1775 85; FIDDLE + de (redupl. prefix) + (TWEEDLE)DEE in obs. sense of fiddler] * * * …   Universalium

  • absurdity — Synonyms and related words: absurdness, act of folly, aimlessness, amphigory, anticness, babble, babblement, balderdash, bibble babble, bizarreness, bizarrerie, blabber, blather, blunder, bombast, bootlessness, claptrap, craziness, curiousness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • babble — Synonyms and related words: Aesopian language, Babel, Greek, absurdity, amphigory, argot, babblement, baffle, balderdash, bavardage, be Greek to, be beyond one, be indiscreet, be insane, be too deep, be unguarded, beat one, betray, betray a… …   Moby Thesaurus

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”