piffle

Pif"fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Piffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Piffling.] Defn: To be sequeamish or delicate; hence, to act or talk triflingly or ineffectively; to twaddle; piddle. [Dial. or Slang] Pif"fle, n. Defn: Act of piffling; trifling talk or action; piddling; twaddle. [Dial. or Slang] "Futile piffle." Kipling.

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