Trifle - Definition

trifle

n 1: a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with
fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or
chocolate
2: a detail that is considered insignificant [syn:
technicality, trifle, triviality]
3: something of small importance [syn: triviality, trivia,
trifle, small beer]
v 1: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn:
piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifle]
2: act frivolously [syn: frivol, trifle]
3: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She
plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" [syn: dally,
trifle, play]

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