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flummadiddle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flum-ma-did-dle
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A baked main course pudding consisting of stale bread, pork fat, molasses, and spices including cinnamon and allspice. It was a part of early American cuisine, especially in New England.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

Something completely nonsensical or ridiculous.

Uncountable

noun

Cheap, worthless frills.

Uncountable

Etymology

* Unknown; apparently from, or related to flummery. Compare -a-, diddle.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

flummadiddles (plural) flumadiddle (alternative) flumdiddle (alternative) flummerdiddle (alternative) flummydiddle (alternative) fumadiddle (alternative) fumdiddle (alternative)

Questions

What does flummadiddle mean?
A baked main course pudding consisting of stale bread, pork fat, molasses, and spices including cinnamon and allspice. It was a part of early American cuisine, especially in New England.
Where does flummadiddle come from?
* Unknown; apparently from, or related to flummery. Compare -a-, diddle.

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