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triflenoun something of little importancelet us not speak of trifles when our nation may be going to war bagatelle, child's play, frippery, nonproblem, nothing, picayune, shuck(s), small beer, small change, triviality naught(also nought), nothingness, smoke, zeropeanuts, pittance, song, straw, two bitsbunk, claptrap, drivel, folly, fribble, fudge, hogwash, humbug, humbuggery, nonsense, piffle, rot, trash, triviabit, crumb, dab, dram, lick, mite, ounce, particle, pinhead, scintilla, shred, smidgen(also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), soupçon, speck, spot, tad, touch, trace trifleverbto show a sexual attraction for someone just for fundo not trifle with me unless you mean to ask me to marry you coquet(or coquette), dally, flirt, frivol, mess around, toy vampcourt, mash, woojosh, kid, put on, razz, rib, teasefool, lead on, string alongmanipulate, play (with) to spend time in aimless activityspent a lazy afternoon trifling on the front porch doodle, fiddle (around), fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang about(British), kick around, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around) dally, dawdle, dillydally, hang (around or out), idle, loaf, loll, loungeclown (around), horse arounddiddle (with), tinker buckle (down), knuckle down, set (to), settle (down) v.trifle, toy, dally, flirt, coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose.trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt.to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers.a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement.dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object.flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention.companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations in the 14th century |