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单词 piffle
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piffle

(pɪfəl)
uncountable noun
If you describe what someone says as piffle, you think that it is nonsense.
[informal, disapproval]
He talks such a load of piffle.
Synonyms: nonsense, rubbish, garbage [informal], malarkey More Synonyms of piffle

piffle in British English

(ˈpɪfəl) informal
noun
1. 
nonsense
to talk piffle
verb
2. (intransitive)
to talk or behave feebly
Word origin
C19: origin uncertain

piffle in American English

(ˈpɪfəl)
noun Informal
1. 
talk, writing, action, etc. regarded as insignificant or nonsensical
interjection
2. 
nonsense
Derived forms
piffling (ˈpiffling) (ˈpɪflɪŋ)
adjective
Word origin
< Brit dial.

Examples of 'piffle' in a sentence
piffle

`Are you certain, Signior Lampone, that this is not so much piffle to put us all ina maze?
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
'The entire situation is piffle ,' said the scientist between his teeth.
Dale Brown and Jim DeFelice DALE BROWN'S DREAMLAND (5) STRIKE ZONE (2002)
(noun) 
Definition
nonsense
(informal) 
He talks such a load of piffle.
Synonyms
nonsense
Most orthodox doctors, however, dismiss this theory as complete nonsense.
rubbish
He's talking rubbish.
garbage (informal)
I personally think the story is complete garbage.
malarkey
hot air (informal)
balls (taboo, slang)
bull (slang)
shit (taboo, slang)
This is a load of shit.
pants (informal)
rot
You do talk rot!
crap (slang)
trash
Don't read that awful trash.
bunk (informal)
Henry Ford's opinion was that `history is bunk'.
bullshit (taboo, slang)
tosh (slang, mainly British)
bollocks (British, taboo, slang)
pap
cobblers (British, taboo, slang)
bilge (informal)
I supported the family by writing bilge for popular magazines.
drivel
What absolute drivel!
twaddle
He was baffled by the intellectual twaddle.
tripe (informal)
I've never heard such a load of tripe in all my life.
guff (slang)
These commercials are all guff.
moonshine
The story is pure moonshine.
hogwash (informal)
That's a load of hogwash.
hokum (slang, mainly US, Canadian)
bunkum
codswallop (British, slang)
poppycock (informal)
Experts dismiss this explanation as poppycock.
balderdash
What a load of balderdash!
bosh (informal)
eyewash (informal)
hooey (slang)
tommyrot
horsefeathers (US, slang)
tarradiddle
bizzo (Australian, slang)
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
Seerot

Nearby words of
piffle

  • pierce
  • piercing
  • piety
  • piffle
  • piffling
  • pig
  • pig out

Synonyms of 'piffle'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of drivel
Definition
foolish talk
What absolute drivel!
Synonyms
nonsense,
rubbish,
garbage,
malarkey (informal),
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
shit (taboo, slang),
rot,
crap (slang),
trash,
bunk (informal),
blah (slang),
bullshit (taboo, slang),
hot air (informal),
tosh (slang, British),
waffle (informal, British),
prating,
pap,
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
bilge (informal),
twaddle,
tripe (informal),
dross,
gibberish,
guff (slang),
moonshine,
malarkey,
hogwash (informal),
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
piffle (informal),
poppycock (informal),
balderdash,
bosh (informal),
eyewash (informal),
tommyrot,
horsefeathers (US, slang),
bunkum or buncombe,
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of garbage
Definition
worthless rubbish or nonsense
I personally think the story is complete garbage.
Synonyms
nonsense,
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
shit (taboo, slang),
rot,
crap (slang),
trash,
bullshit (taboo, slang),
hot air (informal),
tosh (informal),
pap,
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
bilge (informal),
drivel,
twaddle,
tripe (informal),
gibberish,
malarkey,
guff (slang),
havers (Scottish),
moonshine,
claptrap (informal),
hogwash,
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
codswallop (British, slang),
piffle (informal),
poppycock (informal),
balderdash,
bosh (informal),
eyewash (informal),
kak (South Africa, slang),
stuff and nonsense,
flapdoodle (slang),
tommyrot,
horsefeathers (US, slang),
bunkum or buncombe,
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of guff
Definition
ridiculous talk
These commercials are all guff.
Synonyms
nonsense,
rubbish,
malarkey,
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
shit (taboo, slang),
rot,
crap (slang),
garbage (informal),
trash,
bullshit (taboo, slang),
hot air (informal),
tosh (slang, British),
pap,
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
bilge (informal),
humbug,
drivel,
tripe (informal),
moonshine,
hogwash (informal),
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
piffle (informal),
poppycock (informal),
balderdash,
bosh (informal),
eyewash (informal),
kak (South Africa, vulgar, slang),
empty talk,
tommyrot,
horsefeathers (US, slang),
bunkum or buncombe,
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of hogwash
Definition
nonsense
That's a load of hogwash.
Synonyms
nonsense,
rubbish,
malarkey,
garbage (informal),
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
shit (taboo, slang),
rot,
crap (slang),
trash,
bunk (informal),
bullshit (taboo, slang),
hot air (informal),
tosh (slang, British),
pap,
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
bilge (informal),
drivel,
twaddle,
tripe (informal),
guff (slang),
moonshine,
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
bunkum,
piffle (informal),
poppycock (informal),
balderdash,
bosh (informal),
eyewash (informal),
kak (South Africa, taboo, slang),
hooey (slang),
tommyrot,
horsefeathers (US, slang),
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of moonshine
Definition
foolish or nonsensical talk or thought
The story is pure moonshine.
Synonyms
nonsense,
rubbish,
pants (slang),
trash,
gas (informal),
bunk (informal),
hot air (informal),
tosh (slang, British),
twaddle,
tripe (informal),
guff (slang),
havers (Scottish),
claptrap (informal),
hogwash,
malarkey,
blather,
piffle (informal),
blether,
bosh (informal),
stuff and nonsense,
foolish talk,
tarradiddle,
bunkum or buncombe,
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of poppycock
Definition
nonsense
Experts dismiss this explanation as poppycock.
Synonyms
nonsense,
rubbish,
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
shit (taboo, slang),
pants (informal),
rot,
crap (slang),
garbage (informal),
trash,
bunk (informal),
bullshit (taboo, slang),
hot air (informal),
malarkey,
tosh (slang, British),
babble,
bollocks (British, taboo, slang),
pap,
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
bilge (informal),
drivel,
twaddle,
tripe (informal),
gibberish,
guff (slang),
moonshine,
baloney (informal),
gobbledegook (informal),
hogwash,
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
bunkum,
piffle (informal),
balderdash,
bosh (informal),
eyewash (informal),
hooey (slang),
tommyrot,
horsefeathers (US, slang),
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of rot
Definition
nonsense
You do talk rot!
Synonyms
nonsense,
rubbish,
drivel,
twaddle,
malarkey,
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
shit (taboo, slang),
pants (slang),
crap (slang),
garbage (US),
trash,
bunk (informal),
bullshit (taboo, slang),
hot air (informal),
tosh (slang, British),
pap,
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
bilge (informal),
tripe (informal),
guff (slang),
moonshine,
claptrap (informal),
hogwash,
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
codswallop (British, slang),
piffle (informal),
poppycock (informal),
balderdash,
bosh (informal),
eyewash (informal),
stuff and nonsense,
flapdoodle (slang),
tommyrot,
horsefeathers (US, slang),
bunkum or buncombe,
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of rubbish
Definition
foolish words or speech
He's talking rubbish.
Synonyms
nonsense,
garbage (US),
drivel,
malarkey,
twaddle,
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
shit (taboo, slang),
pants (slang),
rot,
crap (slang),
trash,
bullshit (taboo, slang),
hot air (informal),
tosh (slang, British),
bollocks (British, taboo, slang),
pap,
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
bilge (informal),
tripe (informal),
gibberish,
guff (slang),
havers (Scottish),
moonshine,
claptrap (informal),
hogwash,
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
codswallop (British, slang),
piffle (informal),
poppycock (informal),
balderdash,
bosh (informal),
wack (US, slang),
eyewash (informal),
stuff and nonsense,
flapdoodle (slang),
tommyrot,
horsefeathers (US, slang),
bunkum or buncombe,
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of shit
Definition
rubbish
This is a load of shit.
Synonyms
rubbish,
nonsense,
garbage (informal),
malarkey,
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
rot,
crap (taboo, slang),
bullshit (taboo, slang),
bollocks (British, taboo, slang),
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
drivel,
twaddle,
tripe (informal),
claptrap (informal),
poppycock (informal),
kak (South Africa),
pants (slang),
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of trash
Definition
foolish ideas or talk
Don't read that awful trash.
Synonyms
nonsense,
rubbish,
garbage (informal),
rot,
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
shit (taboo, slang),
pants (slang),
crap (slang),
bullshit (taboo, slang),
hot air (informal),
tosh (slang, British),
pap,
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
bilge (informal),
drivel,
twaddle,
tripe (informal),
guff (slang),
moonshine,
hogwash (informal),
malarkey,
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
piffle (informal),
poppycock (informal),
inanity,
balderdash,
bosh (informal),
eyewash (informal),
kak (South Africa, vulgar, slang),
trumpery,
tommyrot,
foolish talk,
horsefeathers (US, slang),
bunkum or buncombe,
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of tripe
Definition
nonsense or rubbish
I've never heard such a load of tripe in all my life.
Synonyms
nonsense,
rot (old-fashioned),
trash,
twaddle,
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
rubbish,
shit (taboo, slang),
pants (slang),
crap (slang),
garbage (informal),
bullshit (taboo, slang),
hot air (informal),
tosh (slang, British),
bollocks (British, taboo, slang),
pap,
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
bilge (informal),
drivel,
guff (slang),
moonshine,
claptrap (informal),
hogwash,
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
piffle (informal),
poppycock (informal),
inanity,
balderdash,
bosh (informal),
eyewash (informal),
trumpery,
tommyrot,
foolish talk,
horsefeathers (US, slang),
bunkum or buncombe,
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of twaddle
Definition
silly, trivial, or pretentious talk or writing
He was baffled by the intellectual twaddle.
Synonyms
nonsense,
rubbish,
rot (informal),
garbage (informal),
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
shit (taboo, slang),
pants (slang),
gossip,
crap (slang),
trash,
chatter,
bullshit (taboo, slang),
hot air (informal),
tosh (slang, British),
waffle (informal, British),
pap,
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
bilge (informal),
drivel,
tripe (informal),
guff (slang),
tattle,
moonshine,
verbiage,
gabble,
claptrap (informal),
gobbledegook (informal),
hogwash,
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
rigmarole,
blather,
piffle (informal),
poppycock (informal),
inanity,
balderdash,
bosh (informal),
eyewash (informal),
trumpery,
tommyrot,
foolish talk,
horsefeathers (US, slang),
bunkum or buncombe,
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
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