Both Uses of
trifle
in
Harry Potter (#2) and the Chamber of Secrets
Uses with a very rare meaning:
- They lurked in the deserted entrance hall after Christmas tea, waiting for Crabbe and Goyle who had remained alone at the Slytherin table, shoveling down fourth helpings of trifle.
Chpt 12 *trifle = a kind of dessert
- …cuffing Harry and Ron so hard on the shoulders that they were knocked into their plates of trifle,
Chpt 18
Definition:
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, a trifle can refer to a kind of dessert. In classic literature, trifling can be a synonym for small talk.