Definition of trifle

• n. - A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair.
• n. - A dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake, wine, etc., with syllabub poured over it.
• n. - To act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial amusements.
• v. t. - To make of no importance; to treat as a trifle.
• v. t. - To spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste; as, to trifle away money.