fiddlesticks

English

Etymology

From the late Middle English fidillstyk.

Interjection

fiddlesticks

(euphemistic) Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.
Fiddlesticks! It's nothing but smoke and mirrors!
(euphemistic) Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.
Oh, fiddlesticks! I locked my keys in the car.

Translations

Expression of disbelief or disdain

Dutch: flauwekul (nl)

French: des clous (fr)

expression of mild dismay or annoyance

French: zut (fr), flute (fr), saperlipopette (fr)
Russian: ёлки-палки (ru) (jólki-palki)

Spanish: jolín (es), jolines (es), ostras (es)

Noun

fiddlesticks

plural of fiddlestick

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