Associations to the word «Piffle»

Wiktionary

PIFFLE, noun. Nonsense, foolish talk.
PIFFLE, verb. To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
PIFFLE, verb. To waste, to fritter away.
PIFFLE, verb. (dated) To be squeamish or delicate.

Dictionary definition

PIFFLE, noun. Trivial nonsense.
PIFFLE, verb. Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.
PIFFLE, verb. Act in a trivial or ineffective way.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis