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trifling

[trahy-fling] / ˈtraɪ flɪŋ /


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But it’s the songs that talk about brushing off stifling, trifling men, including the title track and “What Have You Done For Me Lately,” that have the most staying power.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Before IMG and ProServ, athletes typically got trifling rewards for endorsing products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

To state the obvious, the big picture is all this is trifling and academic because the government won by a million miles, with a majority of 120.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

This cavalier treatment of tragic circumstances is of a piece with the entire musical’s approach to the hardships Annie endures—they’re treated as trifling in the face of her new life in the Warbucks mansion.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2024

It would make the Grand Canyon look quaint and trifling.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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