Synonyms for horsefeathers
- interjection
- noun
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All synonyms
Interjection
go on, come off it, my neck, horse hockey, fiddlesticks, my ass vulgar slang, my arse vulgar slang UK IE, fiddledeedee informal dated
Noun
Definitions
- interj. 1
Indicates disbelief.
Horsefeathers! You knew it was a bad idea and now you're just making excuses about it.
- n. 1
Nonsense; indicates disbelief.
Dismissing the rumors as "horsefeathers", he advised everybody to disregard them.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| horsefeathers | steady | |
| fiddlesticks | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- bosh1
- 7 letters
- feather2, hogwash2
- 12 letters
- fiddlesticks, fiddledeedee
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (feather2 = 2 syllables).