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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

... you'd done any shooting in that neighborhood you would never have got out of town alive! No!"—he held up his hand warningly—"tell me nothing! But if we've got a murder behind us, we shall certainly be most circumspect in our movements. That's all piffle about Hoky having any confederate except me. And there's not a single one of the great comradeship on this shore—I know that; no one who knows the password of the inner door. You interest me more and more, Archie! I congratulate you on ...

— Blacksheep! Blacksheep! • Meredith Nicholson

... now, and I'm afraid Jackson is paying for my fault. However, I really think I was patient, too. To talk about people keeping their places is ridiculous; in fact, it's piffle! Father's notions are horribly out of date. One ...

— The Buccaneer Farmer - Published In England Under The Title "Askew's Victory" • Harold Bindloss

... "Oh, piffle, Jack!" exclaimed Still. "We had them fourth down and five to go. They couldn't have made it to ...

— Left Tackle Thayer • Ralph Henry Barbour

... Frinchy," nodded Hogan emphatically. "Misther Madden says 'Piffle,' but Oi say where are they piffled to? Did they go over in a storm, or die of fever, or run crazy ...

— The Cruise of the Dry Dock • T. S. Stribling

Words linked to "Piffle" : blither, verbalise, palaver, bunk, gabble, mouth, twaddle, blabber, behave, balderdash, do, tittle-tattle, act, chatter, prate, fiddle-faddle, babble, nonsense, nonsensicality, utter, smatter, verbalize