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fiddle-de-dee

fid dle-de-dee |ˌfidl dē ˈdē ˌfɪdl di ˈdi | ▶noun [ often as exclamation ] dated nonsense. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from fiddle + a reduplication.

 

Oxford Dictionary

fiddle-de-dee

fiddle-de-dee |fɪd (ə )ldɪˈdiː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] [ often as exclamation ] dated nonsense. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from fiddle + a reduplication without meaning.