Definitions
consider not very seriously
Word origin
From Middle English trifle, trifel, triful, trefle, truyfle, trufful, from Old French trufle (“mockery”), a byform of trufe, truffe (“deception”), of uncertain origin.
Used in a sentence
“It is interesting to watch the surface joviality on screen while racism is layered between courses like soggy trifles.”
“Trifles light as air / Are to the jealous confirmation strong / As proofs of holy writ.”
“Olde Chaucer doth of Topas tell, / Mad Rablais of Pantagruell, / A latter third of Dowsabell, / With such poore trifles playing:”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Minor matter”6 letters
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