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Piffle v. i. (past & past part. piffled; pres. part. piffling)

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.

To act in a trivial or ineffective way.

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Etymology of 'Piffle'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Piffle" Quotes from Famous Books

... 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

... instructive remarks with a serious air and poured down glass after glass of Madeira. His cheeks began to glow, his heart expanded. "But that's all piffle, Herr von Niebeldingk, ... all this book-worm business can go to the devil.... ...

— The Indian Lily and Other Stories • Hermann Sudermann

... "Oh, piffle! I don't care whether you have to work harder to do it or not. I say you'll do it! Hard work wouldn't hurt you, anyway. You're a lot of loafers. All any of you do is go out to the field and strike an attitude like ...

— Left Guard Gilbert • Ralph Henry Barbour

Words linked to "Piffle" : speak, do, nonsensicality, hokum, prattle, blab, tattle, smatter, balderdash, blither, meaninglessness, talk, behave, tittle-tattle, chatter, gibber, palaver, utter, twaddle, clack, mouth, verbalize, blather, prate, nonsense, bunk, fiddle-faddle