Definition of piffle in English:

piffle

exclamation & noun ˈpɪf(ə)l

mass nouninformal

Nonsense.
〈非正式〉胡说八道，废话
it's absolute piffle to say that violence is ok
Example sentencesExamples
- And yet you know this is just more empty-headed piffle.
- This sort of elitist piffle doubtless does wonders for the ego of those who espouse it, while pre-emptively discounting contrary opinions, which by definition originate in a philistine mindset.
- A few relics of the pre-video area still survive, however, and Metro Cinema is bringing in two of the best examples of the rockumentary and one entertaining piece of piffle from those bygone days for your delectation.
- In the grand scheme of things, our 300,000 people is a mere piffle.
- Can it really be true that he himself pens this trite piffle?
- Will you stop interrupting me with such piffle?
- I guess in scary times such as those that are upon us now, we need diverting bits of piffle to raise our spirits.
- His conclusion may be largely correct - how he claims to arrive there is a pyramid of piffle.
- This will be easy enough if you're a regular reader and thus fairly familiar with the sort of piffle I write here - but even if this isn't the case, give it a go.
- Yeah, I know, it's piffle, but it gives me a way to go forward.
- I read a lot of facts most of which seemed absolute piffle, but I do think I ended up thinking that perhaps a properly controlled hunt is the best way of getting rid of a pest.
- Talking sentimental piffle, he staggers over to Isobel before I had time to react.
- But, in practice, a government can make up any old piffle and call a poll to suit its own agenda.
- It isn't the sort of promotional piffle that usually finds its way onto DVD releases.
- I have long been of the opinion that a considerable amount of piffle is spoken and written about the Irish language and the place and status it should have in our culture.
- But there's a daunting heap of whimsical fairy-land nonsense and idiotic eastern-flavoured piffle to struggle through before you get to the bits you're likely to remember.
- While I was waiting for him to call, I grew more and more afraid that he'd get angry at me for wasting his time with piffle.
- So much for the strategic plan and the visionaries who drafted it, not to mention subsequent strategic plans whose piffle is somewhat more restrained, but no more helpful.
- I can't keep writing this piffle about this area alone, you know.
- I won't mention what this trite, simplistic, sloganeering piffle moves me to, but it has nothing to do with naming children.
Synonyms
nonsense, rubbish, garbage, claptrap, balderdash, blather, blether, moonshine
foolishness, silliness
informal rot, tripe, hogwash, baloney, drivel, bilge, bosh, bull, bunk, guff, eyewash, poppycock, phooey, hooey, malarkey, twaddle, dribble
British informal cobblers, codswallop, stuff and nonsense, tosh, cack
Scottish &amp Northern English informal havers
Irish informal codology
North American informal flapdoodle, blathers, applesauce, wack, bushwa
informal, dated bunkum, tommyrot, cod, gammon, toffee
vulgar slang bullshit, crap, balls
British vulgar slang bollocks
Australian/New Zealand vulgar slang bulldust

Origin

Mid 19th century: diminutive of imitative piff-.

poppycock from mid 19th century:
The English language has any number of curious words for ‘nonsense’, such as balderdash (late 16th century) of unknown origins, and codswallop, claptrap—first used in the modern sense by Lord Byron, and piffle (mid 19th century) from the sound. Poppycock was originally Dutch, and comes from pappekak, which meant either ‘soft dung’ or ‘doll's excrement’ Another such term is bosh, a Turkish word meaning ‘empty, worthless’ which was popularized by its frequent use in James Morier's highly successful 1834 novel Ayesha, the Maid of Kar.

Rhymes

riffle, skiffle, sniffle, whiffle

Definition of piffle in US English:

piffle

noun & exclamationˈpɪfəlˈpifəl

informal

Nonsense.
〈非正式〉胡说八道，废话
it's absolute piffle to say that violence is ok
Example sentencesExamples
- I can't keep writing this piffle about this area alone, you know.
- This sort of elitist piffle doubtless does wonders for the ego of those who espouse it, while pre-emptively discounting contrary opinions, which by definition originate in a philistine mindset.
- But there's a daunting heap of whimsical fairy-land nonsense and idiotic eastern-flavoured piffle to struggle through before you get to the bits you're likely to remember.
- I won't mention what this trite, simplistic, sloganeering piffle moves me to, but it has nothing to do with naming children.
- It isn't the sort of promotional piffle that usually finds its way onto DVD releases.
- Can it really be true that he himself pens this trite piffle?
- But, in practice, a government can make up any old piffle and call a poll to suit its own agenda.
- His conclusion may be largely correct - how he claims to arrive there is a pyramid of piffle.
- I have long been of the opinion that a considerable amount of piffle is spoken and written about the Irish language and the place and status it should have in our culture.
- Talking sentimental piffle, he staggers over to Isobel before I had time to react.
- I read a lot of facts most of which seemed absolute piffle, but I do think I ended up thinking that perhaps a properly controlled hunt is the best way of getting rid of a pest.
- A few relics of the pre-video area still survive, however, and Metro Cinema is bringing in two of the best examples of the rockumentary and one entertaining piece of piffle from those bygone days for your delectation.
- I guess in scary times such as those that are upon us now, we need diverting bits of piffle to raise our spirits.
- Will you stop interrupting me with such piffle?
- And yet you know this is just more empty-headed piffle.
- This will be easy enough if you're a regular reader and thus fairly familiar with the sort of piffle I write here - but even if this isn't the case, give it a go.
- While I was waiting for him to call, I grew more and more afraid that he'd get angry at me for wasting his time with piffle.
- Yeah, I know, it's piffle, but it gives me a way to go forward.
- In the grand scheme of things, our 300,000 people is a mere piffle.
- So much for the strategic plan and the visionaries who drafted it, not to mention subsequent strategic plans whose piffle is somewhat more restrained, but no more helpful.
Synonyms
nonsense, rubbish, garbage, claptrap, balderdash, blather, blether, moonshine

Origin

Mid 19th century: diminutive of imitative piff-.

词汇	piffle
释义	Definition of piffle in English: piffle exclamation & noun ˈpɪf(ə)l mass nouninformal Nonsense. 〈非正式〉胡说八道，废话 it's absolute piffle to say that violence is ok Example sentencesExamples And yet you know this is just more empty-headed piffle. This sort of elitist piffle doubtless does wonders for the ego of those who espouse it, while pre-emptively discounting contrary opinions, which by definition originate in a philistine mindset. A few relics of the pre-video area still survive, however, and Metro Cinema is bringing in two of the best examples of the rockumentary and one entertaining piece of piffle from those bygone days for your delectation. In the grand scheme of things, our 300,000 people is a mere piffle. Can it really be true that he himself pens this trite piffle? Will you stop interrupting me with such piffle? I guess in scary times such as those that are upon us now, we need diverting bits of piffle to raise our spirits. His conclusion may be largely correct - how he claims to arrive there is a pyramid of piffle. This will be easy enough if you're a regular reader and thus fairly familiar with the sort of piffle I write here - but even if this isn't the case, give it a go. Yeah, I know, it's piffle, but it gives me a way to go forward. I read a lot of facts most of which seemed absolute piffle, but I do think I ended up thinking that perhaps a properly controlled hunt is the best way of getting rid of a pest. Talking sentimental piffle, he staggers over to Isobel before I had time to react. But, in practice, a government can make up any old piffle and call a poll to suit its own agenda. It isn't the sort of promotional piffle that usually finds its way onto DVD releases. I have long been of the opinion that a considerable amount of piffle is spoken and written about the Irish language and the place and status it should have in our culture. But there's a daunting heap of whimsical fairy-land nonsense and idiotic eastern-flavoured piffle to struggle through before you get to the bits you're likely to remember. While I was waiting for him to call, I grew more and more afraid that he'd get angry at me for wasting his time with piffle. So much for the strategic plan and the visionaries who drafted it, not to mention subsequent strategic plans whose piffle is somewhat more restrained, but no more helpful. I can't keep writing this piffle about this area alone, you know. I won't mention what this trite, simplistic, sloganeering piffle moves me to, but it has nothing to do with naming children. Synonyms nonsense, rubbish, garbage, claptrap, balderdash, blather, blether, moonshine foolishness, silliness informal rot, tripe, hogwash, baloney, drivel, bilge, bosh, bull, bunk, guff, eyewash, poppycock, phooey, hooey, malarkey, twaddle, dribble British informal cobblers, codswallop, stuff and nonsense, tosh, cack Scottish &amp Northern English informal havers Irish informal codology North American informal flapdoodle, blathers, applesauce, wack, bushwa informal, dated bunkum, tommyrot, cod, gammon, toffee vulgar slang bullshit, crap, balls British vulgar slang bollocks Australian/New Zealand vulgar slang bulldust Origin Mid 19th century: diminutive of imitative piff-. poppycock from mid 19th century: The English language has any number of curious words for ‘nonsense’, such as balderdash (late 16th century) of unknown origins, and codswallop, claptrap—first used in the modern sense by Lord Byron, and piffle (mid 19th century) from the sound. Poppycock was originally Dutch, and comes from pappekak, which meant either ‘soft dung’ or ‘doll's excrement’ Another such term is bosh, a Turkish word meaning ‘empty, worthless’ which was popularized by its frequent use in James Morier's highly successful 1834 novel Ayesha, the Maid of Kar. Rhymes riffle, skiffle, sniffle, whiffle Definition of piffle in US English: piffle noun & exclamationˈpɪfəlˈpifəl informal Nonsense. 〈非正式〉胡说八道，废话 it's absolute piffle to say that violence is ok Example sentencesExamples I can't keep writing this piffle about this area alone, you know. This sort of elitist piffle doubtless does wonders for the ego of those who espouse it, while pre-emptively discounting contrary opinions, which by definition originate in a philistine mindset. But there's a daunting heap of whimsical fairy-land nonsense and idiotic eastern-flavoured piffle to struggle through before you get to the bits you're likely to remember. I won't mention what this trite, simplistic, sloganeering piffle moves me to, but it has nothing to do with naming children. It isn't the sort of promotional piffle that usually finds its way onto DVD releases. Can it really be true that he himself pens this trite piffle? But, in practice, a government can make up any old piffle and call a poll to suit its own agenda. His conclusion may be largely correct - how he claims to arrive there is a pyramid of piffle. I have long been of the opinion that a considerable amount of piffle is spoken and written about the Irish language and the place and status it should have in our culture. Talking sentimental piffle, he staggers over to Isobel before I had time to react. I read a lot of facts most of which seemed absolute piffle, but I do think I ended up thinking that perhaps a properly controlled hunt is the best way of getting rid of a pest. A few relics of the pre-video area still survive, however, and Metro Cinema is bringing in two of the best examples of the rockumentary and one entertaining piece of piffle from those bygone days for your delectation. I guess in scary times such as those that are upon us now, we need diverting bits of piffle to raise our spirits. Will you stop interrupting me with such piffle? And yet you know this is just more empty-headed piffle. This will be easy enough if you're a regular reader and thus fairly familiar with the sort of piffle I write here - but even if this isn't the case, give it a go. While I was waiting for him to call, I grew more and more afraid that he'd get angry at me for wasting his time with piffle. Yeah, I know, it's piffle, but it gives me a way to go forward. In the grand scheme of things, our 300,000 people is a mere piffle. So much for the strategic plan and the visionaries who drafted it, not to mention subsequent strategic plans whose piffle is somewhat more restrained, but no more helpful. Synonyms nonsense, rubbish, garbage, claptrap, balderdash, blather, blether, moonshine Origin Mid 19th century: diminutive of imitative piff-.
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