fiddlesticks
Quaint dismissive exclamation
Fiddlesticks is a mild exclamation expressing disbelief, dismissal, or impatience—roughly equivalent to "nonsense" or "rubbish": Oh, fiddlesticks, I forgot to call her back.
The word sounds quaint and old-fashioned, often used when stronger expletives would be inappropriate.
Literally, fiddlesticks are the bows used to play a fiddle.
Repair by weaving
- dratMild oath
- blastSudden forceful burst
- shucksFolksy expression of disappointment
- heckMild frustrated exclamation
phooey · rats · pshaw · balderdash · poppycock · hogwash · bosh · piffle
Meaningless words or actions
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
bunkum · twaddle · drivel · malarkey · codswallop · tommyrot · hooey · baloney
Bowed string instrument
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- rosinSolidified conifer sap
- stringsThin flexible lines
- jigSpirited folk dance
reel · hoedown · bluegrass · Appalachian · Celtic · folk · square-dance · breakdown
Attractively unfamiliar, outdated
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- VictorianOf a prim era
genteel · prim · bygone · old-timey · vintage · retro · anachronistic · Dickensian
darn
Repair by weaving
heck · phooey · rats · pshaw · balderdash · poppycock · hogwash · bosh · piffle · bunkum
nonsense
Meaningless words or actions
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
poppycock · bunkum · twaddle · drivel · malarkey · codswallop · tommyrot · hooey · baloney · claptrap
violin
Bowed string instrument
jig · reel · hoedown · bluegrass · Appalachian · Celtic · folk · square-dance · breakdown · old-time
quaint
Attractively unfamiliar, outdated
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
Victorian · genteel · prim · bygone · old-timey · vintage · retro · anachronistic · Dickensian · parlor
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- Mild Oathsdarn, drat, gosh, heck, shoot
- Old-timey exclamationsgolly, gee whiz, jeepers, gadzooks, dagnabbit
- retro slanggroovy, far out, the bee's knees, neato, cool cat
- Whimsy Wordsgobbledygook, gibberish, mumbo jumbo, hogwash, balderdash
- British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby