flummadiddle

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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.

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Meanings

nounflummadiddle (usually uncountable, plural flummadiddles)

plural flummadiddles · alternative flumadiddle · alternative flumdiddle · alternative flummerdiddle · alternative flummydiddle · alternative fumadiddle · alternative fumdiddle

  1. USuncountableusuallyA 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.
  2. uncountableusuallySomething completely nonsensical or ridiculous.
  3. uncountableusuallyCheap, worthless frills.

Origin

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

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APA

flummadiddle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flummadiddle

MLA

“flummadiddle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flummadiddle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flummadiddle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flummadiddle.

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