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单词 fiddle-faddle
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fiddle-faddle

/ˈfɪd(ə)lfad(ə)l /
noun [mass noun]
Trivial matters; nonsense.There is, however, a glue that holds all this fiddle-faddle together and gives it a certain inner logic....
  • And what is all that fiddle-faddle about the door sticking just by getting shut all the way?
verb [no object]
Mess about; fuss: you haven’t time to fiddle-faddle about like that...
  • We shouldn't fiddle-faddle around with the Samurai-Cons on the loose.
  • It's easier to stop at fast food restaurants than fiddle faddle around and make breakfast?

Origin

Late 16th century: reduplication of fiddle.

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