a. Obs. [short for next, used attrib.] Nonsensical, silly, trumpery.
1697. Vanbrugh, Relapse, IV. i. 103. Do you think such a fine proper gentleman as he cares for a fiddlecome tale of a draggle-tailed girl?
1777. Sheridan, Trip Scarb., IV. i. Do you think such a fine proper gentleman as he is cares for a fiddle-come tale of a child?
