begin quote from Google AI:
"Fiddle faddle" is a term used to describe nonsense or trivial things, especially when spoken in a way that seems insignificant or without meaning. It's a reduplicative word, meaning it's formed by repeating part of another word.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
- Meaning:"Fiddle faddle" essentially means "nonsense" or "insignificant talk".
Usage:
It's often used as an interjection or in phrases to dismiss something as trivial or unimportant.
Reduplication:
It's a reduplicative word, meaning it's formed by repeating part of a word, like "fiddle" in this case.
Origin:
The
word dates back to the 16th century and is thought to be related to the
obsolete word "faddle" meaning "to trifle," or the word "fiddle" in its
contemptuous sense, according to the Online Etymology Dictionary.
Fiddle-faddle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Fiddle-faddle
is silly, insignificant nonsense. ... Fiddle-faddle usually refers to
nonsense that is particularly insubstantial: t...
Vocabulary.com
Fiddle-faddle - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
1570s,
"trifles" (n.); 1630s "busy oneself with trifles; talk nonsense" (v.),
apparently a reduplication of obsolete faddle "to tr...
Online Etymology Dictionary
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