piffle

Unknown, 1847. Perhaps blend of piddle +‎ trifle, perhaps puff (“(onomatopoeia, puff of air)”) +‎ -le (“diminutive”).[1]

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪf.əl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪfəl

piffle (uncountable)

1. Nonsense, foolish talk.
   • 1998, The Economist, Walking: More than gadding about

     The wafflier the piffle, the more sharply Mr Nicholson wields his skewer.

• See also Thesaurus:nonsense

piffle (third-person singular simple present piffles, present participle piffling, simple past and past participle piffled)

1. To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
2. To waste, to fritter away.
3. (dated) To be squeamish or delicate.

• (act or speak in a futile manner): trifle, twaddle