worthless, trivial
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pif•fling
(pif′ling),USA pronunciation adj.
- of little worth;
trifling;
piddling:piffling efforts.
- piffle + -ing2 1890–95
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pif•fle /ˈpɪfəl/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable][Informal.]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Informal Termsnonsense.
pif•fle
(pif′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -fled, -fling. [Informal.]
n.
v.i.
n.
- Informal Termsnonsense, as trivial or senseless talk.
v.i.
- Informal Termsto talk nonsense.
- perh. akin to puff 1840–50