A venial sin or offence; a light fault or error. Now rare.

= nutshell, n. 2a.

As a type of something of little value. Now rare. Cf. nutshale, n. 1b.

figurative. A small hurt, damage, etc.; = flea-bite, n. 2.

figurative. Anything that causes only slight pain; a trifling inconvenience or discomfort; a hurt, loss, accident, etc. of very small consequence…

As a count noun. A thing of no importance, value, or concern; a non-existent thing; a trifling event.

In depreciatory sense: Something that is reduced to insignificant dimensions. Obsolete.

Probably: a fanciful, speculative, or irrelevant matter.

transferred and figurative. One who or something which has a transitory existence.

figurative. A petty annoyance, a minor irritation.

A small curio or article of virtù.

Foolish or empty talk; nonsense, drivel. Also used as an exclamation or retort to express disbelief or disagreement.

colloquial (originally U.S.). In plural. A small or relatively insignificant sum of money, esp. when regarded as inadequate remuneration…

figurative. Something that is vacuous or merely entertaining; spec. an undemanding film.

Useless information or (knowledge of) matters of little importance. Frequently attributive, as trivia game, trivia question, etc. Chiefly U.S.

Chiefly Journalism and Broadcasting. A brief or trivial piece of information, esp. any of a list of such items presented together.