Piffle Definition

pĭfəl
piffles
verb
To talk or act feebly or futilely.
American Heritage

To waste, to fritter away.

Wiktionary
noun
piffles
Talk, writing, action, etc. regarded as insignificant or nonsensical.
Webster's New World
interjection
Nonsense.
Webster's New World

Origin of Piffle

  • Unknown, 1847. Perhaps blend of piddle and trifle, perhaps puff (“(onomatopoeia, puff of air)") +"Ž -le (“diminutive").

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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