fiddle faddle

/ˈfɪdəl ˌfædəl/
interjection
  1. Used to express that something is nonsense or not worth taking seriously.
    • Fiddle-faddle! I don't believe a word of it.
    • Oh, fiddle-faddle! That's just an old wives' tale.
    • Fiddle-faddle! You're worrying about nothing.
noun
  1. Nonsense or trivial, unimportant talk or activity.
    • Stop all this fiddle-faddle and tell me what really happened.
    • He dismissed the rumors as mere fiddle-faddle.
    • The meeting was full of fiddle-faddle and no real decisions.
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