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piffle

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) piffle (verb)
  2. 2) piffle (noun)

1pif·fle

verb \ˈpi-fəl\
pif·fledpif·fling\-f(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of PIFFLE

intransitive verb
: to talk or act in a trivial, inept, or ineffective way

Origin of PIFFLE

perhaps blend of piddle and trifle
First Known Use: circa 1878

Rhymes with PIFFLE

riffle, skiffle, sniffle, whiffle

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