Piffle
[pif-uh l] /ˈpɪf əl/ Informal.
noun
1.
nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk.
verb (used without object), piffled, piffling.
2.
to talk nonsense.
/ˈpɪfəl/
noun
1.
nonsense: to talk piffle
verb
2.
(intransitive) to talk or behave feebly
v.
1847, of unknown origin, perhaps an alteration of trifle, by influence of piddle, etc. Or perhaps imitative of a puff of air, with a diminutive suffix. As a noun by 1890.
interjection
A mild exclamation of disbelief, contradiction, rejection, etc (1914+)
noun
Nonsense; baloney, bunk: the kind of piffle actors have to go up against (1890+)
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