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Meaning of "fiddle-de-dee" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIDDLE-DE-DEE

fiddle-de-dee  [ˌfɪdəldɪˈdiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIDDLE-DE-DEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fiddle-De-Dee is an exclamation.
Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES FIDDLE-DE-DEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fiddle-de-dee in the English dictionary

The definition of fiddle-de-dee in the dictionary is an exclamation of impatience, disbelief, or disagreement.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIDDLE-DE-DEE


ABD
ˌeɪbiːˈdiː
attendee
əˌtɛnˈdiː
awardee
əˌwɔːˈdiː
BDD
ˌbiːdiːˈdiː
Chaldee
kælˈdiː
CRD
ˌsiːɑːˈdiː
DTD
ˌdiːtiːˈdiː
Dundee
dʌnˈdiː
FDD
ˌɛfdiːˈdiː
fiddledeedee
ˌfɪd əldɪˈdiː
GED
ˌdʒiːiːˈdiː
pardee
pɑːˈdiː
perdy
ˌpɜːˈdiː
R&D
ˌɑːrənˈdiː
Saadi
sɑːˈdiː
Sadi
sɑːˈdiː
Sekondi
ˌsɛkənˈdiː
tweedledee
ˌtwiːdəlˈdiː
vendee
vɛnˈdiː
VFD
ˌviːɛfˈdiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIDDLE-DE-DEE

fiddious
fiddle
fiddle pattern
fiddle-back
fiddle-faddle
fiddle-faddler
fiddledeedee
fiddlehead
fiddleneck
fiddler
fiddler crab
fiddlestick
fiddlesticks
fiddlesticks!
fiddlewood
fiddley
fiddlier
fiddliest
fiddling
fiddly

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIDDLE-DE-DEE

bendee
bulwaddee
charidee
chickadee
chordee
City of Dundee
dee
dispondee
excludee
grandee
guardee
secondee
spondee
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
undee
voidee
Zebedee

Synonyms and antonyms of fiddle-de-dee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fiddle-de-dee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIDDLE-DE-DEE

Find out the translation of fiddle-de-dee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fiddle-de-dee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fiddle-de-dee» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小提琴-DE-嘀嘀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

violín- de- dee
570 millions of speakers

English

fiddle-de-dee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेला -de- डी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كمان دي دي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скрипка - де - Ди
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fiddle- de- dee
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেহালার-ব্যাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

violon -de- dee
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Belakang biola
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geige -de -dee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フィドル·ド·ディー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바이올린 드 디
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fiddle-back
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

violon -de- dee
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃபிடில் மீண்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हायल्ड-बॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fiddle-back
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fiddle - de - dee
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skrzypce - de - dee
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скрипка - де- Ді
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vioară -de- dee
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βιολί - de - dee
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

viool -de -dee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fiol -de- dee
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fele -de - dee
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fiddle-de-dee

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIDDLE-DE-DEE»

The term «fiddle-de-dee» is used very little and occupies the 160.121 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIDDLE-DE-DEE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fiddle-de-dee» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fiddle-de-dee» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fiddle-de-dee

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIDDLE-DE-DEE»

Discover the use of fiddle-de-dee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fiddle-de-dee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Everyday Useful Quotes
Anonymous * * * Fiddle De Dee Fiddle-de-dee, Fiddle-de-dee, The Fly has married the Bumble Bee, Says the fly, says he, “Will you marry me? And live with me, sweet Bumble Bee?” Fiddle-de-dee, Fiddle-de-dee, Oh, I love you, and you love ...
Paul G. Blacketor, 2009
2
The Ingoldsby legends; or, Mirth and marvels, by Thomas ...
Fiddle-de-dee ! — We'll have nobody give us sol fa but He I For he's the Artiste whom we all want to see.' — Manager ... like an owl in ' a hollow beech-tree ') * Well, since I see The thing must be, I'll sign an agreement with Fiddle-de-dee !
Richard Harris Barham, 1867
3
The Village magazine
I stood amid the glittering throng ; Fiddle de dee, Fiddle de dee ! And there I stood confoundedly long, Like the fine folks whom I stood among. Fiddle de dee, Fiddle de dee ! I stood and star'd, and star'd and stood, Fiddle de dee, Fiddle de dee ...
4
Readers Theatre: More Scripted Rhymes and Rhythms
All: Voice 1: Fly: Voice 2: All: Voice 3: All: Voice 1: Voice 2: Voice 3: All: Voice 1: Voice 2: Voice 3: All: Traditional Fiddle-de-dee, fiddle-de-dee, The fly has married the bumble-bee: Says the fly, says he, Will you marry me, And live with me, ...
Win Braun, Carl Braun, 1995
5
The Angry Penguin: Selected Poems of Max Harris
Love Song of the Son of Prufrock The militant's daughter's smiles are free but aloof as the flight of the wild turkey; Oh I guess her smiles aren't meant for me, Fiddle-de-dum, fiddle-de-dee. The militant's daughter's not dressed in silk, Finery is ...
Max Harris, 1996
6
The Encyclopædia of Comic Songs
Peter Snout. Mn. Peter Snout was invited out, Heigho fiddle de dee, He had but one shirt, and he made a rout, For his wife that moment had wash'd it out, While snug in the bed lay he. The dinner was nigh. and the shirt not dry, Heigho fiddle de ...
‎1820
7
The Orchestra; a Choice of Fashionable Songs
Peter Snout. Mrs'rna Peter Snout was invited out, Heigho ! fiddle de dee; He had but one shirt, and he made a rout, For his wife that moment had washed it out, While snug in the bed lay he. The dinner was nigh, and the shirt not dry, Heigho ...
‎1830
8
Bentley's Miscellany
You'd have thought, from the tones Of their hisses and groans, They were bent upon breaking his (Opera) bones. And Dol-drum comes, and he says — says he, * Pray what may you please to want with me V — ' Fiddle-de-dee ! Fiddle-de-dee !
Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith, 1840
9
Bentley's Miscellany
You'd have thought, from the tones Of their hisses and groans, They were bent upon breaking his (Opera) bones. And Dol-drum comes, and he says — says he, ' Pray what may you please to want with me V — ' Fiddle-de-dee ! Fiddle-de-dee !
10
Melodist, and Mirthful Olio;: An Elegant Collection of the ...
Mister Peter Snoot was invited oat, Heigho, fiddle de dee : He had but one shirt, and he made a rout, For his wife that moment had wash'd it out, While snag in bed lay he. The dinner was nigh, and the shirt not dry ; Heigho, fiddle de dee : Oh , ...
Charles Dibdin, 1829

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIDDLE-DE-DEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fiddle-de-dee is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Through the looking-glass
When she is examined by the Red and White Queens (“What's the French for fiddle-de-dee?”), she replies with her nonsense “Fiddle-de-dee's ... «Evangelical Focus, Jul 15»
2
Twenty-four parables that will make you feel uncomfortable
And another Fiddle-de-dee! God Bless Our Pope! Lord, help us all! St Michael defend us in the day of battle! Papa Pacelli – Beato Subito/ Santo ... «Catholic Herald Online, Mar 15»
3
The Gloaming breathes new notes into Irish music
... in Ireland who have habitually recoiled from anything that smacked of the old "fiddle-de-dee" – have given The Gloaming a heroes' welcome. «The Age, Oct 14»
4
I can measure my life by Eastbourne Pier
Fiddle-de-dee! The epic ending of Gone with the Wind (Vivien Leigh, eyes shining, rising from the staircase to vow: “I'll get him back… «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
5
New grads — how long to stay in your job
This pendulum is swinging — it always does — as businesses see the price they pay for a fiddle-de-dee workforce always seeking greener ... «STLtoday.com, May 14»
6
Sochi: Of rusty old timers and sexy young huckers
If you like your internet passing fads fiddle-de-dee – and who among us does not? – you can hardly have missed American figure skater Jason ... «Irish Times, Feb 14»
7
Cricket Web Book of the Year 2013
In fact I was pretty sure words such as 'fiddle-de-dee' were as 'blue' as this book contained when suddenly the F-bomb was dropped twice in ... «Cricket Web, Jan 14»
8
The Red Queen arrives at MONA
... a strange world, never making progress as she attempts to keep up with everything while wondering what the French for 'fiddle-de-dee'. «ABC Local, Jun 13»
9
First-ever theatrical adaptation of Gone with the Wind about to …
But fiddle-de-dee, nothing came of it. Another flurry of activity occurred in 1961, but Selznick died in 1965, having shelled out over $100,000 to ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jan 13»
10
The Lowry Restaurant Reviewed
Forget all that fine dining fiddle-de-dee. Given the location I was dreaming of this as the region's OXO Tower, filled with people, life and ... «Manchester Confidential, Sep 12»

REFERENCE
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