piffle

/ˈpɪfəl/
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Other forms: piffling; piffles; piffled

Definitions of piffle
  1. verb
    speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
    synonyms: blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, yammer
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    types:
    babble, blather, blether, blither, smatter
    talk foolishly
    type of:
    mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
    express in speech
  2. verb
    act in a trivial or ineffective way
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    type of:
    act, behave, do
    behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
  3. noun
    trivial nonsense
    synonyms: balderdash, fiddle-faddle
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    type of:
    bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality
    a message that seems to convey no meaning
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