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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Etymology #112610 09/24/2003 5:21 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Welcome, Scilla! Well, I found this, but it isn't attributed: —fiddlestick (15c., originally "the bow of a fiddle;" meaning "nonsense" is from 1621) http://www.etymonline.com/f2etym.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Etymology Scilla 09/24/2003 3:05 PM Re: Etymology Faldage 09/24/2003 3:17 PM Re: Etymology of troy 09/24/2003 4:50 PM Re: Etymology AnnaStrophic 09/24/2003 5:21 PM Re: Etymology Faldage 09/24/2003 5:24 PM Re: Etymology Faldage 09/24/2003 9:17 PM Re: Etymology wsieber 09/25/2003 5:39 AM Meanwhile, Scilla, AnnaStrophic 09/24/2003 5:32 PM Re: Etymology - tangential shanks 09/24/2003 5:38 PM Re: Etymology - tangential AnnaStrophic 09/24/2003 5:54 PM Re: Etymology - tangential Alex Williams 09/24/2003 6:28 PM Re: Etymology - tangential shanks 09/24/2003 6:47 PM Re: Etymology - tangential sjmaxq 09/24/2003 9:34 PM Re: Etymology - tangential Jackie 09/25/2003 1:37 AM Re: Etymology - tangential Faldage 09/24/2003 6:26 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,456 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,266 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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