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Word: trifle (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A detail or thing of little importance or worth.
  • An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
  • An insignificant amount.
  • A particular kind of pewter.
  • ''See'' '''a trifle'''
  • uncountable utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To inconsequentially toy with something.
  • intransitive To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
  • intransitive To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
  • transitive To squander or waste.

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