Idiom

Fiddlesticks

What does "Fiddlesticks" mean?

An exclamation meaning 1. Nonsense; rubbish. 2. An indication of mild annoyance.

Fiddlesticks

Britain - 17th century. The term derives from the slang name of a violin bow, that is, a fiddle stick.

An exclamation meaning 1. Nonsense; rubbish. 2. An indication of mild annoyance.

Britain - but only by the older generation.

  • 1. You say you can run 100 yards in 10 seconds. I say fiddlesticks. 2. Oh fiddlesticks! that's the third time I've been caught by that speed trap going just over 30 mph.