piffle
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piffle
- /ˈpɪf.əl/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪfəl
Where it comes from
Unknown, 1847. Perhaps blend of piddle + trifle, perhaps puff (“(onomatopoeia, puff of air)”) + -le (“diminutive”).
noun
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Nonsense, foolish talk.
The wafflier the piffle, the more sharply Mr Nicholson wields his skewer.
Similar: absurdity, all my eye, all my eye and Betty Martin, apple grease, applesauce, bafflegab, balderdash, balls, baloney, banana oil, Bandini, baragouin
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noun nonsense, foolish talk
| Español | parloteo, chapurreo, chamullo, cháchara, jerga, jerigonza |
|---|---|
| Português | conversa fútil |
| Français | babil, logorrhée, diarrhée verbale, déconnage, bafouillage, jargon |
| Deutsch | Unsinn, Blödsinn, Quatsch |
| Italiano | scemenze, sciocchezze, stupidaggini |
| Русский | чепуха́ čepuxá, болтовня́ boltovnjá, вздор vzdor |
verb to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner
| Español | parlotear, chamullar, chacharear, chapurrar, chapurrear, farfullar |
|---|---|
| Français | babiller, vaticiner, déconner, péter les plombs, baragouiner, jargonner |
| Deutsch | quatschen, plappern, quasseln, schwatzen |
| Italiano | cicalare, chiacchierare |
| Русский | нести́ чушь nestí čušʹ, болта́ть вздор boltátʹ vzdor |
Talk about this word "piffle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/piffle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. piffle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/piffle "piffle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/piffle.Cite this
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