fiddle-faddling

Variant of fiddle-faddle

fiddle-faddle definition

fiddle-faddle (fid′'l fad′'l)

noun, interjection

nonsense

Etymology: redupl. of fiddle or obs. faddle, to trifle

intransitive verb fiddle-faddled -·dled, fiddle-faddling -·dling

Informal to be concerned with trifles; fuss

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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