Definition
A bow for a fiddle or violin; also used as an exclamation meaning 'nonsense' or 'that's ridiculous.'
Etymology
Compound of 'fiddle' and 'stick,' the stick-like bow used to play the instrument. Evolved into an exclamation around the 18th century as a dismissive expression.
Kelly Says
Victorian children definitely said 'fiddlesticks!' as a mild expletive—it's one of those perfect words where the actual object (a bow) became a stand-in for dismissing foolish ideas, probably because fiddling was seen as frivolous.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቫዮሊን ድንድ
vajolin dɨnɖ
ARالعربية
عصا الكمان
ʿaṣā al-kamɑn
BNবাংলা
ভায়োলিন ডান্ডা
bhaeoelin ɖanɖa
CACatalà
bastó de violí
basˈto ðe vjoˈli
CSČeština
houslová tyčka
houslova tɪtʃka
DADansk
violinstav
viˈoːlɪn.stɑw
DEDeutsch
Geigenstock
ˈɡaɪɡn̩ʃtɔk
ELΕλληνικά
μπακέτα βιολιού
bakeˈta vjoliˈu
ESEspañol
vara de violín
bah-rah deh bee-OH-leen
FAفارسی
چوب ویلون
tʃub vilɔn
FISuomi
viuluvarsi
viuluˈvɑrsi
FRFrançais
bâton de violon
bɑtɔ̃ də vjɔlɔ̃
GUGU
વાયોલિન ડાંડો
vɑjoelin ɖɑnɖo
HAHA
kasko viol
kasko voːl
HEעברית
מקל כינור
makel kinˈnor
HIहिन्दी
वायलिन डंडा
vɑjɑlin ɖanɖɑ
HUMagyar
hegedűpálca
hɛɡɛdyːpaːltsɑ
IDBahasa Indonesia
tongkat biola
toŋkat biˈola
IGIG
isi violin
iˈsi viˈolin
ITItaliano
bacchetta del violino
bakkɛtta del vjoˈliːno
KKKK
скрипка шыжы
skrʲipka ʃɯʒɯ
KMKM
ដំបងវីយោលីន
dɑmbɑŋ viˈyoːlin
KO한국어
바이올린 막대
pajɔlin mak-tae
MRMR
व्हायोलिन डांडा
vhaeoelin ɖɑnɖa
MSBahasa Melayu
tongkat biola
toŋkat biˈola
MYမြန်မာ
ဗုင်းတီးချောင်း
boung:ti: tʃaung
NLNederlands
vioolstok
viˈoːl.stɔk
NONorsk
fiolstokk
fiːɔl.stɔk
PAPA
ਵਾਇਓਲਿਨ ਸੋਟੀ
vɑjoelin soˈt̪i
PLPolski
pałka skrzypcowa
pawka skʂɨpˈt͡sɔva
PTPortuguês
vara de violino
vah-rah dʒi vjɔliˈnu
RORomână
baghetă de vioară
baɡeˈtə de vjoaˈrə
RUРусский
скрипичная палка
skrʲipʲit͡ʃnɐjɐ ˈpalakɐ
SVSvenska
fiolstämma
fiːɔlˈstɛma
SWKiswahili
fimbo ya violin
fimbo ja viˈolin
TAதமிழ்
வயலின் கோல்
vayalin kōl
TEతెలుగు
వయోలిన్ కర్ర
vayoelin karˈra
THไทย
ไม้ไวโอลิน
mâj waiˈoːlin
TLTL
palo ng biyolin
pɑlo ŋ bijoˈlin
TRTürkçe
keman çubuğu
keˈmɑn tʃuˈbuɣu
UKУкраїнська
скрипкова палиця
skrypkova pɐlɪt͡sʲɐ
URاردو
وائلن ڈنڈا
vaelin ɖanɖa
VITiếng Việt
đũa vĩ cầm
ʔɗɨa vi˧˧ kam
YOYO
oshe violin
oʃe viˈolin
ZUZU
induku ye violin
inˈduːku je viˈolin