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noun
1.
a small ornament, piece of jewelry, etc., usually of little value.
2.
anything of trivial value.
verb (used without object)
3.
to deal secretly or surreptitiously.
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Trinket
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
Origin:
1525–35; origin uncertain
1525–35; origin uncertain
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Word Origin & History
trinket
1533, of unknown origin. Evidently a dim. form, perhaps related to trick.
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