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Fiddlesticks!
Meaning
- A mild swear word used to express annoyance. It is the verbal equivalent of a shrug when something goes wrong.
Grandparently, mild
Used in a sentence
- Fiddlesticks, I broke a nail again.
- Fiddlesticks, we are out of ice cream.
- Oh fiddlesticks, I put the salt in instead of the sugar.
The backstory
Originating in the 17th century, it literally refers to the stick used to play a fiddle, but evolved to mean something of little value or a nuisance.
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Nationwide
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