Verboticism: Trifle
DEFINITION: v. To sacrifice your health, your family, and even a few friends to money, only to discover that money doesn't like you. n. A sacrifice made for money that goes unrewarded.
Trifle
Created by: Headcrab
Pronunciation: trile
Sentence: He trifled with oil investments before being killed by a moustached oil baron. |-> "I hope that this coffee shop doesn't become a trifle."
Etymology: Old English: trifle. The Old English' usage of the word was used sarcastically when explaining a short lived venture in the past.
Points: 623
Comments: Trifle
Headcrab - 2012-06-09: 05:31:00
Hopefully this verbotomic isn't a mere trifle.
Headcrab - 2012-06-09: 05:33:00
I hope that this coffee shop doesn't become a trifle
Headcrab - 2012-06-09: 05:33:00
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