Trifle

Word TRIFLE
Character 6
Hyphenation tri fle
Pronunciations /ˈtɹaɪfəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Trifle"

What do we mean by trifle?

Something of little importance or value. noun

A small amount; a jot. noun

A dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake soaked in sherry, rum, or brandy and topped with layers of jam or jelly, custard, and whipped cream. noun

A moderately hard variety of pewter. noun

Utensils made from this variety of pewter. noun

To treat flippantly or without seriousness; play or toy: synonym: flirt. intransitive verb

To act or speak with little seriousness or purpose; jest. intransitive verb

To waste (time or money, for example). intransitive verb

(a trifle) A little; somewhat. idiom

A jest; a joke; a pleasantry. noun

A trick; a fraud; a lie. noun

An idle speech or tale; vain or foolish talk; twaddle; nonsense; absurdity. noun

Anything of slight value or moment; a paltry matter; an insignificant fact, circumstance, object, amount, etc.: often used in the adverbial phrase a trifle: as, to feel a trifle annoyed. noun

A dish or confection consisting mainly of whipped cream or some light substitute, as the beaten whites of eggs, and usually containing fruit or almonds, and cake or pastry soaked in wine or brandy. noun

Common pewter, such as is used for ordinary utensils, composed of eighty parts of tin and twenty of lead. noun

To jest; make sport; hence, to use mockery; treat something with derision, flippancy, or a lack of proper respect; often followed by with.

To use trickery or deception; cheat; lie.

To talk or act idly; busy one's self with trivial or useless things; act frivolously; waste one's time; dally; idle.

An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.

Anything that is of little importance or worth.

A very small amount (of something).

A particular kind of pewter.

Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.

To be on some fuckery, to be full of shit. Urban Dictionary

Of little or no importance; meaningless Urban Dictionary

The act of yourself and two additional accomplices taking consecutive shits in the same toilet without anyone flushing, thus giving the same look of the three layered desert, leaving the host with an inevitably backed up toilet. Urban Dictionary

Of little or no importance; meaningless Urban Dictionary

To sloth around, to be ridiculous, to live your life -can also be defined as "Triflin' on someone" or trying to hook up with them Urban Dictionary

Trifling is to be sneaky, shady, snoopy, and out of pocket. Your utrustworthy, shallow, and your behavior is always suspicious. You can be found hiding in closets, outsides of closed doors and in your best friends boyfriends bed. You are unimportant, ghetto, and slutty. You will lie, deny and pry! Your favorite animal is the Serpent, because you admire him. Urban Dictionary

Someone who is dishonest, shady, secretive, not worthy or trust and lacks ethics or general morale (i.e. Worthless). Urban Dictionary

Actual meaning- petty, insignificant, someone who is overly concerned with things that really don't matter outside of his or her own mind. Example: a person could be considered "trifling" if they value money or superficial things that really are not important such as a gold digger or dudes who post handfuls of cash in their hands in a bathroom selfie to impress others when clearly the background of their selfie is a POS college dorm type place they are living in with a broken shower head so it's obvious they are not really rich. Another version is someone who makes a big deal out of things like not closing the blinds correctly or putting the toilet seat down. A person can be called trifling as an insult as well because you are saying that they do not matter to anyone else but themselves, you are saying that they are unimportant. Urban Dictionary

An unkept filthy person who does not put much concern in the way of cleaning their surroundings and themselves. Urban Dictionary

Shady, suspicious, dishonest, and usually oblivious to surroundings. Usually used to describe a person who is out of pocket and in their own head. Often times, this word is used like a verb as slang even though its an adjective. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Trifle

The word "trifle" in example sentences

"I would have given my life willingly for what you call a trifle, sir," said the marquis, with a bow to Osra. ❋ Various (N/A)

The leftovers tasted great, but each time we removed the trifle from the fridge the layers had sunk further, as the ladyfingers absorbed more of the sauce and cream, which had additionally deflated, thereby creating a sunken, lopsided look. ❋ Laura (2009)

You can eat it as is, toast it, use it in trifle, to dip in chocolate fondue ... and probably a whole load of other things I haven't heard of. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A significant change from Chabon's weightier novels, this dazzling trifle is simply terrific fun. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A trifle is a very nice thing to have after a big dinner, for although it is quite rich and evil, it feels light going down. ❋ Lindy (2005)

In the Toast family, each trifle is different, and improvisation is encouraged. ❋ Lindy (2005)

Kids who love fairies will not be disappointed and kids who find the title a trifle silly will also find stuff in this book to love. ❋ Fusenumber8 (2006)

"Here, boy," he called a trifle hoarsely, holding out his hand. ❋ Unknown (1902)

"Well," he dryly gloomed at her, "what do you call a trifle?" ❋ Henry James (1879)

I walked off to see N'yamasore, taking my blankets, a pillow, and some cooking-pots to make a day of it, and try to win the affections of the queen with sixteen cubits bindera, three pints peke, and three pints mtende beads, which, as Waganda are all fond of figurative language, I called a trifle for her servants. ❋ John Hanning Speke (1845)

Before an explanation on the word trifle can take place, quit the room with flying colours. ❋ Maria Edgeworth (1808)

Tuesday, 19 June 2007 centrepiece of the month june for junes centre piece of the month - as always hosted by the lovely janelle from talk of tomatoes - i did something very easy and quick that still makes an impression on the table. a big glass bowl that i use to make a trifle is used as a vase for refreshing-green ivy and vibrant orchids. the ivy is from the garden - and these orchids can be found in large bunches in asian - or chinese stores for about 5 swiss francs (3 US dollars). make sure you dont put too much water in the bowl, as you dont want your flowers to drown. just enough so you can dip the flower's and ivy's stem into the water. of course you could use any kind of bowl or large vase for this centre piece. if you cant find orchids, simply use roses in full bloom, clematis work well or large heads of flowering lillies make a great appearance, too. ❋ Myriam (2007)

A trifle is an essentially amateur and extemporaneous production; it requires a only a lavish hand, and a bit of silliness. ( ❋ Lindy (2005)

Camilla's doing as she would be done by; for nothing that all of us can say will have any effect, if she does not discourage him from dangling about after her in the manner he does now, speaking to nobody else, and always asking her opinion about every trifle, which is certainly doing no great justice to Miss Lynmere. ' ❋ Unknown (2008)

[The fuck] are you doing? You're [trifling]! The trifle is [too real]. ❋ TheRealestOfDemQueens (2016)

"Look at that [bum]" "he [lives] [the life] of a trifle" ❋ Dick33 (2008)

Two friends and I went to a really [lousy] party. [The food] gave all of us [the shits]. So, before we left the party, we took turns and left a trifle. ❋ Jesusinya (2011)

"Look at that [bum]" "he [lives] [the life] of a trifle" ❋ Dick33 (2008)

"I was [triflin] [on him] [all night]" "I've done nothing today, just trifled around" ❋ Triflecity (2009)

"I found that [trifling bitch] in my [boyfriends] house [rifling] through his shit, and she tells me she was just there waiting for me!" ❋ SKYDOG (2015)

That drummer Billy Mo ignores his family and runs around with that [trifling hoe] [Sherri] [tasker]. ❋ Terps One A Be (2017)

My boss has gotten all worked up about [trifling] things lately, he posted signs everywhere that if the [blinds] aren't closed correctly or the air isn't on the exact temperature then you [get blasted] with some stupid email about it. It seems he really needs to find something in his life worth worrying about. ❋ Georgia Moxie (2014)

That girl lives so [trifling] I can [barley] [stand] to sit in her house . ❋ Holliprince (2015)

[Shawty trifling], she [must be] from [Dirty Docks]! ❋ John Scopes (2021)

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