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fiddle-de-dee

fid·dle-de-dee
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fid-l duh dee]
    • /ˈfɪd l də di/
    • /ˈfɪd.l̩ də dee/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fid-l duh dee]
    • /ˈfɪd l də di/

Definition of fiddle-de-dee word

  • exclamation fiddle-de-dee an exclamation of impatience, disbelief, or disagreement 0

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Origin of fiddle-de-dee

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85; fiddle + -de- (reduplication prefix) + (Tweedle)dee (in obsolete sense “fiddler”)

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Parts of speech for Fiddle-de-dee

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fiddle-de-dee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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