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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
fiddlesticks
 
SYLLABICATION:fid·dle·sticks
PRONUNCIATION:  fdl-stks
INTERJECTION: Used to express mild annoyance or impatience.
ETYMOLOGY:From pl. of fiddlestick, bow for playing a fiddle.
 
 
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