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
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. 2003