The meaning of FIDDLESTICK is a violin bow. How to use fiddlestick in a sentence.

FIDDLESTICKS definition: 1. used to express disagreement or to say that something is nonsense 2. used to express…. Learn more.

The term fiddlesticks derives from the literal ‘fiddle sticks’, that is, the bows that are used to play violins. Those have been named in English since the 15th century – then as ‘fydylstyks’. The word was appropriated to indicate absurdity in the 17th century.

Fiddlesticks are traditional instruments used to add percussion to old-time and Cajun fiddle music, allowing two people to play the fiddle at the same time. While the fiddler plays in normal fashion, a second person uses a pair of straws, sticks, or knitting needles to tap out a rhythm on the strings over the upper fingerboard (between the bow ...

Definition of fiddlesticks exclamation in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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FIDDLESTICKS! definition: an expression of annoyance or disagreement | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

FIDDLESTICK definition: a violin bow | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

“I had nothing to do with it.” “Oh, fiddlesticks! I know you did.”

2 senses: an expression of annoyance or disagreement informal an expression of annoyance or disagreement.... Click for more definitions.