English Explanatory Dictionary

for the birds

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not deserving serious consideration; unimportant; useless, worthless.

Pronunciation

/fə ðə ˈbɜːdz/ /fəɹ ðə ˈbɜɹdz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-for the birds.wav En-au-for the birds.ogg

Word forms

for the birds

Etymology

Originally United States Army slang, said to be from birds pecking at cattle and horse dung.

Synonyms

pointless base contemptible floccinaucinihilipilificatious foolish for the birds futile frivolous idle ignorable immaterial inconsequential inconsiderable indifferent insignificant like a fart in a windstorm meager mean minor miserable negligible nothingburger nondescript null paltry petty picayune picayunish piddling piddly pissant pissass piteous pitiful silly simple slight ticky-tacky tin-pot trifling trivial two-bit unimportant unweighty vain worthless wretched bastardly blown cacky chaffy cocking crapalicious cruddy cullionly draffish draffy dreckish drecky duffing

Related words

shit for the birds
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