flummadiddle

noun

flum·​ma·​did·​dle

variants or less commonly flumadiddle

¦fləmə¦didᵊl

or flumdiddle

-m¦-

or flummerdiddle

-mə(r)¦-

or flummydiddle

-mē¦-

or fumadiddle

¦fəmə¦-

plural -s

1

: something foolish or worthless : nonsense, trash

2

: bauble, frill

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of flummery

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