TRIFLE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English trufle, ~, from Anglo-French trufle, triffle fraud, trick, nonsense Date: 14th century something of little value, substance, or importance, a dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake often soaked with wine or spirits (as brandy or rum) and topped with layers of preserves, custard, and cream, II. verb (~d; trifling) Etymology: Middle English truflen, ~n, from Anglo-French trufler to trick, talk nonsense Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to talk in a jesting or mocking manner or with intent to delude or mislead, to treat someone or something as unimportant, to handle something idly, transitive verb to spend or waste in trifling or on ~s, ~r noun Synonyms: see: ~