Where does the phrase fiddle sticks come from? Why and how?
The word fiddle has been used in exclamations since about 1600. It has been used alone, as fiddle-de-dee and as fiddle sticks. Unlike modern violin bows which may cost many hundreds of dollars, a fiddle stick was once emblematic of any object of negligible worth. In the 17th century, one might not care a fiddle stick or even not care a fiddle stick's end.
