piffy on a rock bun: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Regional EnglishObscureinformaldialectalcolloquialMachine
  • An obscure, likely regional or dialectal expression whose exact meaning is uncertain; used jocularly or dismissively.
  • By extension, a jocular or contemptuous label for something trifling, nonsensical, or of little value.

  Examples

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  • When Granny said the weather was 'piffy on a rock bun,' none of us really knew what she meant, but we all laughed.

    When Granny said the weather was 'piffy on a rock bun,' none of us really knew what she meant, but we all laughed.

  • That explanation was piffy on a rock bun—completely confusing and probably made up on the spot.

    That explanation was piffy on a rock bun—completely confusing and probably made up on the spot.

  • I tried to understand his argument, but it sounded like piffy on a rock bun to me.

    I tried to understand his argument, but it sounded like piffy on a rock bun to me.