Piffle Meaning in English

word

US

ˈpɪf.əl

PIF-uhl

UK

pˈɪfəl

PIF-uhl

التعريف

Silly talk or ideas that are clearly untrue or not serious; nonsense or rubbish.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Piffle' is old-fashioned and often playful or mildly dismissive. It is mostly used in British English. More formal than 'nonsense', less harsh than 'rubbish'. Common in phrases like 'That's pure piffle.' Rarely used in everyday American English.

• Spanish: tontería - bobadas
• Portuguese (BR): bobagem - besteira
• Portuguese (PT): disparate - parvoíce
• Chinese (Simplified): 胡说 - 无稽之谈
• Chinese (Traditional): 胡說 - 無稽之談
• Hindi: बकवास - फालतू बात
• Arabic: كلام فارغ - هراء
• Bengali: আধা-গোলো কথা - বাজে কথা
• Russian: чепуха - вздор
• Japanese: たわごと - くだらない話
• Vietnamese: nhảm nhí - điều vô lý
• Korean: 허튼소리 - 터무니없는 말
• Turkish: saçmalık - zırva
• Urdu: بکواس - فضول بات
• Indonesian: omong kosong - perkataan konyol

جمل نموذجية

That story is complete piffle.

basic

Don't talk such piffle in class.

basic

He dismissed my idea as piffle.

basic

"Oh, what a load of piffle!" she laughed.

natural

Honestly, that's just piffle—nobody believes it.

natural

All this talk about the house being haunted is pure piffle.

natural