20 December 2016

piffle

[pif-uh l] Informal.

noun

1. nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk.
verb (used without object), piffled, piffling.
2. to talk nonsense.

Origin of piffle

1840-1850; perhaps akin to puff

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Examples from the Web for piffle

Contemporary Examples

Of course, the book market suffers from being saturated by piffle and filth, but has this not always been the case?
In Defense of Martin Amis’ ‘Lionel Asbo’
Liam Hoare
August 20, 2012

Despite the best efforts of the Gowers family, the towers of piffle have continued to climb ever higher.
Will Jargon Be the Death of the English Language?
The Telegraph
March 29, 2014

Historical Examples

But she did not intend to write a love story—that was piffle.
Etheldreda the Ready
Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

Anagram

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Today’s quote

And then I wanted to be a Beatle, but I ended up being in Black Sabbath!

– Ozzy Osbourne

On this day

20 December – International Human Solidarity Day – celebrating unity in diversity, as well as reminding people of the importance of solidarity in working towards eradicating poverty.

20 December 1973 – Basque Nationalists kill Spanish Prime Minister, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco in a car-bombing in Madrid.

20 December 1989 – Operation ‘Just Cause’ in which President George Bush orders 27,684 U.S. troops into Panama in an effort to oust Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. Noriega surrendered on 3 January 1990.