trifle
/ˈtɹaɪfəl/
noun
- 1
An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
- 2
Anything that is of little importance or worth.
- 3
A very small amount (of something).
- 4
A particular kind of pewter.
- 5
Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
verb
- 1
To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
“You must not trifle with her affections.”
- 2
To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
- 3
To inconsequentially toy with something.
- 4
To squander or waste.
- 5
To make a trifle of, to make trivial.
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