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trifle
Noun
  • An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
  • An insignificant amount.
  • Anything that is of little importance or worth.
  • A particular kind of pewter.
  • Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter. uncountable
Verb
  • To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth. intransitive
  • To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest. intransitive
  • To inconsequentially toy with something. intransitive
  • To squander or waste. transitive