PIFFLE


Meaning of PIFFLE in English

I. ˈpi-fəl intransitive verb

( pif·fled ; pif·fling -f(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: perhaps blend of piddle and trifle

Date: circa 1878

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

II. noun

Date: 1890

: trivial nonsense

pseudo-scientific piffle

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.