fribble
/ˈfrɪb(ə)l
/noun informal
1A frivolous or foolish person: he grew up regarding his classmates as a bunch of brainless fribbles...
- What quantities of fribbles, paupers, invalids, epicures, antiquaries, politicians, thieves, and triflers of both sexes, might be advantageously spared!
1.1A thing of no great importance: to us a little fire was a fribble, a trifling obstacle...
- Let's include those stock matchbooks in this category, along with all those other fribbles and trifles similarly found.
Origin
Mid 17th century: symbolic, from the earlier (now obsolete) verb meaning 'stammer', also 'act aimlessly or frivolously'.
Rhymes
- respite
- respite care
- respite center
- respite centre
- respite home
- respiteless
- respite service
- resplend
- resplendence
- resplendency
- resplendent
- resplendently
- resplendidly
- resplendor
- resplendour
- resplice
- responaut
- respond
- respond corbel
- respondeat superior
- responde book
- respondence
- respondency
- respondent
- respondentia