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单词 fiddle-de-dee
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Definition of fiddle-de-dee in English:

fiddle-de-dee

nounfɪd(ə)ldɪˈdiːˌfɪdl di ˈdi
dated
  • mass noun, often as exclamation Nonsense.

    ‘Oh fiddle-de-dee! You know that very well,’ she answered
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And, fiddle-de-dee, he doesn't have to worry much about politics, either; some other book can do that.
    • Holding his position firmly near the bottom of the list is Seth and his fiddle-de-dee love songs about Dartmoor.
    • Alice thought she saw a way out of the difficulty this time. ‘If you'll tell me what language fiddle-de-dee is, I'll tell you the French for it!’
    • Initially, he worked in the manner of Gainsborough, but slowly developed his own style of conveying nature and humble subjects so as to appear spontaneous and without what he called ‘fal-de-lal or fiddle-de-dee’.

Origin

Late 18th century: from fiddle + a reduplication without meaning.

Rhymes

absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee
 
 

Definition of fiddle-de-dee in US English:

fiddle-de-dee

nounˌfidl dē ˈdēˌfɪdl di ˈdi
dated
  • often as exclamation Nonsense.

    “Oh fiddle-de-dee! You know that very well,” she answered
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Holding his position firmly near the bottom of the list is Seth and his fiddle-de-dee love songs about Dartmoor.
    • And, fiddle-de-dee, he doesn't have to worry much about politics, either; some other book can do that.
    • Alice thought she saw a way out of the difficulty this time. ‘If you'll tell me what language fiddle-de-dee is, I'll tell you the French for it!’
    • Initially, he worked in the manner of Gainsborough, but slowly developed his own style of conveying nature and humble subjects so as to appear spontaneous and without what he called ‘fal-de-lal or fiddle-de-dee’.

Origin

Late 18th century: from fiddle + a reduplication without meaning.

 
 
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