Piffle

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪfflɪ/

Piffle (noun)

  1. Silly or meaningless talk or ideas that are not serious.

Examples

  • The conversation was filled with piffle and lacked any real substance.
  • His explanation was just a lot of piffle.

Common collocations: speak piffle, dismiss as piffle, piffle on about, piffle away

Piffle (verb)

  1. To speak in a silly or meaningless way.

Examples

  • They tend to piffle when they are nervous or unsure.
  • He tends to piffle when he is nervous.

Synonyms of Piffle

Informal