Word of the Day - trifle

trifle

/ˈtrʌɪf(ə)l/
noun
1 A thing of little value or importance.
1.1 in singular A small amount of something.
2 British A cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream.
verb
[no object]
1 trifle with - Treat without seriousness or respect.
2 archaic Talk or act frivolously.
2.1 trifle something away with object Waste something, especially time, frivolously.

Origin
Middle
English (also denoting an idle story told to deceive or amuse): from
Old French trufle, by-form of trufe ‘deceit’, of unknown origin. The
verb derives from Old French truffler ‘mock, deceive’.

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