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    Is there an officially excepted size to trifle as in "a trifle too big"?

    Question #126254. Asked by endoverend. (Jun 25 12 12:00 PM)


    naughty_trini

    		Yes! It is a trifle smaller. :-)

    Jun 25 12, 12:16 PM
    Baloo55th

    		I think the question should read 'accepted' which means 'OK', and not 'excepted' which means 'left out' or 'omitted'.

    Jun 25 12, 12:30 PM
    underscored

    		According to the Merriam Webster dictionary the word - trifle can be used as a noun and a verb.
    1. something of little value, substance or importance

    2. a desert, typically consisting of plain or sponge cake often soaked with wine or spirits.

    from Middle English - trufle trifle from Anglo French Trufle - triffle - fraud trick non-sense. First known use 14th century

    For some strange reason while researching this one word I could well imagine someone trying to trick or fraudulently try to sell truffles when they were not really truffles at all.

    Jun 25 12, 1:12 PM

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