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[ pif-uhl ] / ˈpɪf əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR piffle ON THESAURUS.COM
nounnonsense, as trivial or senseless talk. verb (used without object), pif·fled, pif·fling.Origin of piffleFirst recorded in 1840–50; perhaps akin to puff Words nearby pifflepiezogenic pedal papule, piezomagnetic effect, piezometer, piezometry, PIF, piffle, piffling, pig, Pigalle, pig bed, pigboat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for piffleDespite the best efforts of the Gowers family, the towers of piffle have continued to climb ever higher. Will Jargon Be the Death of the English Language?|The Telegraph|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Of course, the book market suffers from being saturated by piffle and filth, but has this not always been the case? In Defense of Martin Amis’ 'Lionel Asbo'|Liam Hoare|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST All he could do was to lean up against his Desk and make marks and Piffle his Time away. But she did not intend to write a love story—that was piffle. Etheldreda the Ready|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Piffle called him a parrot; he returned the compliment by calling Piffle “the hundred-weight of bricks.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson With him, except incidentally, and when he is diverging from his proper line, one finds no mere "piffle." A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2|George Saintsbury Oh I see said the Earl but my own idear is that these things are as piffle before the wind. The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan|Daisy Ashford
British Dictionary definitions for piffle
verb(intr) to talk or behave feebly Word Origin for piffleC19: origin uncertain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pifflehogwash, silliness, bunk, bull, hooey, foolishness, drivel, poppycock, rubbish, baloney, balderdash, prattle, gibberish, trash, palaver, jive, hot air |