fiddle-de-dee

[ fid-l-di-dee ]

/ ˌfɪd l dɪˈdi /

(used to express irritation, dismissive indifference, or scorn.)

Origin of fiddle-de-dee

1775–85; fiddle + -de- (reduplication prefix) + (Tweedle)dee (in obsolete sense “fiddler”)

The builders thought this boast a fiddle-de-dee, and invited the musician to fiddle away to his heart's content.

The Telephone |A. E. Dolbear
“Fiddle-de-dee about a handsome highwayman,” said Aunt Deb, in a scornful tone.

Dick Cheveley |W. H. G. Kingston
"It's just a bit of fiddle-de-dee," he informed his delighted family.

Count Bunker |J. Storer Clouston
Fiddle-de-dee—I can't sleep, and the chickens are as lively as bed-bugs.

Peter Parley's Own Story |Samuel G. Goodrich

All that stuff about self-protection, an' struggle for existence, is just fiddle-de-dee in so far's God's concerned.

The Devil's Garden |W. B. Maxwell

fiddle-de-dee

/ (ˌfɪdəldɪˈdiː) /

rare an exclamation of impatience, disbelief, or disagreement