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Where does the term 'stustillequential amphigorious fiddle faddle' come from?
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In Christopher Fry's The Lady's Not For Burning, Justice Tappercoom says "The whole thing's a lot of amphigourious, stultiloquential fiddle-faddle."
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What does the name fiddle faddle come from?
During the 16th. century, the advent of the word 'violin' for the instrument colloquially known as 'fiddle' drove the word 'fiddle' into common usage. First recorded use of the alliterative nonce word, as nonsense itself, 'fiddle faddle' was in 1577
Play second fiddle?
It means to come in behind someone else, as if they were the first fiddle in the orchestra and you were the second one. The second fiddle in an orchestra supports the first one and plays harmony for them - someone who is playing second fiddle supports the other person and backs them up.
What is the difference between fiddle and violin?
A fiddle and a violin are the same physical instrument. The only difference is how the instrument is played. For example, Classical music is played on a violin. Country and folk music is played on a fiddle.
Is there many musical instruments beginning with the letter b?
I can come up with a few ..... bassoon banjo bagpipes bass fiddle bass guitar
Where does the term second fiddle come from?
In the days of Shakespeare there would be a fiddle player on stage. This was the fiddle player that the crowd would see. However, sometimes strings would break. So there would be a second person behind the curtain, offstage who played just as well as the person on stage. When the person on stage would break a string, he would continue on as if he were playing while the second fiddler would actually be what the crowd was hearing. No one ever saw or knew or applauded the second fiddler! So this is where that term came from.
Can you put spoke rims on a harley fatboy?
Yes, you might have to fiddle around with axle spacer sleeves to get the alignment, hopefully they should come pre spaced for the bike
How come sometimes in halo reach some of the vehicles in created levels turn into mongooses?
There is an option that when on turns all vehicles into mongooses so fiddle around on the options and try and find it.
On the sims 2 ps2 is there a death?
yes there i death. but you can come back to life or live life out being a ghost and scaring people. how you can come back to life is you go to see the grim reaper. he should be somewhere on your lot. you can either challenge him in a fiddle duel or give him 500 simoleons.
What is the full name of the violin?
The full name is violin, or it could be called a fiddle.The word "violin" comes from the Middle Latin word vitula, meaning "stringed instrument" this word is also believed to be the source of the Germanic "fiddle"----
What is the name of 10 Irish instruments?
I know of the bodhrán which is an Irish drum, then there is the Irish fiddle and the Irish flute (like they play in Lord of the Dance). Come on Irish people, there must be more...Uillin pipes, bones/spoons, tin whistle, harp,
Who was said to have played the fiddle while rome burnt?
No Roman emperor played the fiddle while Rome burned. There is a misconception that Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned due to a misinterpretation of a line in a historical work dating from the Victorian era. The author said Nero was "fiddling around", meaning that he was doing trivial things to keep occupied while waiting for reports of the fire to come in. The uneducated jumped on this and the rumor began, despite the fact that the violin had not even been invented in Nero's time.
What do you call the leaves on a fern plant?
The leaf of a fern is called a frond. A young frond is referred to as a fiddlehead. When young fronds come up from the ground, they're tightly coiled.
