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fiddlesticks

/ˈfɪdl̩.stɪks/
noun

  1. A bow used to play the fiddle.

interjection

  1. Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.

    "Fiddlesticks! It's nothing but smoke and mirrors!"

  2. Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.

    "Oh, fiddlesticks! I locked my keys in the car."

Synonymsconsarn it, good grief, rats, fiddlesticks, horsefeathers, pull the other one

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