- informal a violin bow
- any meaningless or inconsequential thing; trifle
- fiddlesticks! ⇒ an expression of annoyance or disagreement
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fid•dle•sticks
(fid′l stiks′),USA pronunciation interj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- (used to express impatience, dismissal, etc.)
fid•dle•stick
(fid′l stik′),USA pronunciation n.
- anything;
a bit:I don't care a fiddlestick for what they say.
- late Middle English fidillstyk. See fiddle, stick1 1400–50
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fiddlestick /ˈfɪdəlˌstɪk/ n
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