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Piffle vs Macedonian - What's the difference?

piffle | macedonian |

As nouns the difference between piffle and macedonian

is that piffle is nonsense, foolish talk while macedonian is a person from macedonia (in any sense).

As a verb piffle

is to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.

As an adjective macedonian is

of or pertaining to macedonia, its people or language.

As a proper noun macedonian is

a south slavic language, the standard language of the republic of macedonia, provisionally designated the former yugoslav republic of macedonia.

piffle

English

Noun

(-)
  • Nonsense, foolish talk.
  • * 1998 , The Economist, Walking: More than gadding about
    • The wafflier the piffle , the more sharply Mr Nicholson wields his skewer.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (piffl)
  • To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
  • To waste, to fritter away.

    • Synonyms

    * (act or speak in a futile manner) trifle, twaddle

    References

    macedonian

    English

    (wikipedia Macedonian) (Macedonia naming dispute)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to Macedonia, its people or language.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person from Macedonia (in any sense).

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A South Slavic language, the standard language of the Republic of Macedonia, provisionally designated the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
  • (historical) The tongue of the Ancient Macedonians, spoken in Macedon during the 1st millennium BC. (see Ancient Macedonian)
  • The Greek dialect in Macedonia, region of Greece.
  • (archaic) The name of a West-Bulgarian dialect prior to the codification of Macedonian standard language. Used in Bulgaria.

    • See also

    * Language list

    Related terms

    * Macedon * Macedonia * Macedonic * Macedonianism

    External links

    * Ancient Macedonian on Linguist * Macedonian] from [http://www.britannica.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica * (websters-online) *