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piffle

[ pif-uh l ]

/ ˈpɪf əl /

Informal.

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noun

nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk.

verb (used without object), pif·fled, pif·fling.

to talk nonsense.

Origin of piffle

First recorded in 1840–50; perhaps akin to puff

Words nearby piffle

piezogenic pedal papule, piezomagnetic effect, piezometer, piezometry, pif, piffle, piffling, pig, pig bed, pig boiling, pig dog

Example sentences from the Web for piffle

Despite the best efforts of the Gowers family, the towers of piffle have continued to climb ever higher.

Will Jargon Be the Death of the English Language? |The Telegraph |March 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Of course, the book market suffers from being saturated by piffle and filth, but has this not always been the case?

In Defense of Martin Amis’ 'Lionel Asbo' |Liam Hoare |August 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
All he could do was to lean up against his Desk and make marks and Piffle his Time away.

More Fables |George Ade
But she did not intend to write a love story—that was piffle.

Etheldreda the Ready |Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

Piffle called him a parrot; he returned the compliment by calling Piffle “the hundred-weight of bricks.”

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson
With him, except incidentally, and when he is diverging from his proper line, one finds no mere "piffle."

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 |George Saintsbury
Oh I see said the Earl but my own idear is that these things are as piffle before the wind.

The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan |Daisy Ashford

British Dictionary definitions for piffle

piffle

/ (ˈpɪfəl) informal /

noun

nonsense to talk piffle

verb

(intr) to talk or behave feebly

Word Origin for piffle

C19: origin uncertain