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verb
Piffle  v. i.  (past & past part. piffled; pres. part. piffling)  
1.
To be sequeamish or delicate; hence, to act or talk triflingly or ineffectively; to talk nonsense or about trivial matters; to twaddle; piddle. (Dial. or Slang)
Synonyms: chatter, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble.
2.
To act in a trivial or ineffective way.


noun
Piffle  n.  Act of piffling; trifling talk or action; piddling; twaddle. (Dial. or Slang) "Futile piffle.".





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"Piffle" Quotes from Famous Books



... of course I'm not. Do you mean to say you seriously intend to hand in that piffle ...
— A Prefect's Uncle • P. G. Wodehouse
... the gentlemen by whom I am now employed he said: 'Talent? Oh, piffle! Can you wear tights?' He ...
— The Sorrows of a Show Girl • Kenneth McGaffey
... "Oh, piffle," he answered coolly. "What's the use talking like that. It's your game as much as mine. Where do you get off, if I go broke? You might have done a heap worse. Paul's a good head. A girl that hasn't anything but her looks to get ...
— Big Timber - A Story of the Northwest • Bertrand W. Sinclair
... a way," said Laurence, gravely, "and that is to beat them to it and stand them off. All the rest is talk and piffle—the only way to save is to save. There are no halfway measures; also, it's a lifetime job, full of kicks and cuffs and ingratitude and misunderstanding and failure and loneliness, and sometimes even worse things yet. But you do manage to sometimes ...
— Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man • Marie Conway Oemler
... said Jane, slipping out of her furs and cuddling into one of the great new chairs, "and I'm afraid I think they're fearful piffle." ...
— Jane Journeys On • Ruth Comfort Mitchell


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