Also spelled fiddle-de-dee
intj
Freq #407680
Meanings
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an exclamation expressing impatience, disbelief, scorn, or dismissal of something as nonsense
Fiddledeedee! I do not believe a word of that excuse.
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Etymology
An expressive, rhythmically reduplicated formation based on fiddle, recorded from the late eighteenth century. Its repeated dee syllables imitate playful nonsense sounds, fitting its use to dismiss a claim as absurd or unworthy of serious attention.