Nonsense, trickery, or deceptive talk; foolish or meaningless words.
American slang from the 1870s, possibly combining flummery (nonsense) with diddle (to cheat or trick), creating a playful double-meaning word.
Mark Twain and other 19th-century writers loved this word because it sounds so ridiculous that it perfectly describes ridiculous talk!
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