Reverse Dictionary: TRIFLE

ADJECTIVES
► BAGATELLE trifling, trumpery → 1637 obs.
► BAUBLING trifling, contemptible, paltry, insignificant → 1601 obs.
► BIDDLE-BADDLE trifling, of small account → 1877 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BIG AS A BEE’S KNEE of a very small size; trifling, insignificant → 1838
► CORKY light, trifling, frivolous; buoyant, lively, springy; hence, skittish, ticklish, restive → 1601 colloq.
► DESIPIENT foolish, silly, childish, playful; playing the fool; idly trifling → 1727
► DIDDLIN trifling; seemingly active, yet accomplishing little; untrustworthy → 1888 Sc.
► DINKY trifling, insignificant, unimpressive → L19 N. Amer. colloq.
► EATHLY inconsiderable, slight, trifling → c890 obs.
► FADDLING trifling, over-particular, fastidious → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FARTING trifling, contemptible, insubstantial → 1930s sl.
► FEATHER-WEIGHTED trifling, unimportant → 1870
► FIDDLE-FADDLE trifling → 1914 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► FIDDLING trifling, idling, dawdling → 1895 Eng. dial.
► FINGLE-FANGLE trifling, of no importance → a1652 obs.
► FLOCCINAUCICAL inconsiderable, inconsequential, trifling → 1826
► FRIBBLE trifling, frivolous, ridiculous, silly → 1798
► FRIBBLING trifling
► FRIBBLISH trifling
► FROTHY trifling, vain, empty, unsubstantial → 1593
► FUTILOUS futile, worthless, trifling → 1607 obs.
► GIGGISH lively, flighty, wanton, trifling, silly, foolish → 1523
► GNATLING busy doing nothing, engaged with trifles → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HALLACKING ► HALLOCKING idle, lazy, trifling, loitering → 1878 Eng. dial.
► IMMOMENT of no moment; unimportant; trifling → 1606 obs.
► ITEMING fidgeting, trifling → 1867 Eng. dial.
► ITEMY trifling; tricky, fidgety → 1889 Eng. dial.
► LEGER ► LIEGER light, not heavy; slight, trifling; also, nimble → 1481-90
► LUDICROUS given to jesting; trifling, frivolous; also, in a favourable sense, witty, humorous → 1687 obs.
► MINCING affected; trifling → 1827 Sc.
► NAFFLING trifling; loitering → 1903 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NANNICKING full of apish tricks; trifling → 1815 Eng. dial.
► NATLING trifling, fanciful, ornamental → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NAUGHTY valueless, good-for-nothing, insignificant, trifling; small and contemptible in appearance → 1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► NICKY-NACKY trifling, trivial, useless; troublesome; speaking in an affected or mincing manner → 1818 Sc.
► NIDDLE-NODDLE trifling, feckless → 1964 Sc. 
► NIDGETTY trifling → 1798
► NIDGING trifling, insignificant → 19C
► NIFFNAFFY fastidious; trifling → 1785 sl.
► NIFLING of small importance or value; trifling; insignificant; worthless → 1649 obs.
► NUGACIOUS trivial, trifling, futile; of no moment or importance → 1652
► NUGATORIOUS trifling, of no value or importance, worthless → 1646 obs.
► NUGIFRIVOLOUS free for frivolous trifling → 1589
► ODDLING trifling, uncertain, dallying → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► OFF-PUTTING dilatory, delaying, trifling → 1892 Sc. & Eng. dial
► PADDLING trifling, petty; useless → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► PADGELLING trifling, petty → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PAFFLING silly, trifling, idle → 1811 Eng. dial. obs.
► PALTERING trifling, worthless, despicable, paltry → 1553 obs.
► PALTING petty, trifling, paltry → 1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► PERQUISQUILIAN thoroughly trifling or worthless → 1647 obs.
► PIDDLING trifling, trivial, insignificant; loafing → 1899 Amer. dial.
► PILULOUS like a pill in size; small, insignificant, minute, trifling → 1872
► PISS-PIDDLING trifling; loafing → 1965 Amer. dial.
► PUNCTILIO trifling, petty → 1660 obs.
► QUEETERING weak, trifling → 1866 Sc.
► QUIDDLING fussing, trifling, mincing → 1841 Amer. dial.
► SILLY insignificant, trifling → 1567 obs.
► SKILLIGALEE ► SKILLYGALEE worthless, trifling → 1883
► SKITTERY trifling, of little importance, trivial → 1905
► TIDDLYWINKING trifling, pottering → 1869 sl.
► TOYOUS trifling, ornamental, unessential → 1581 obs.
► TRIFLOUS trifling; insignificant, trivial; frivolous → 1509 obs.
► TWADDLING petty, paltry, trifling, insignificant → 1863
► TWATTLING petty, trifling, paltry → 1651 obs.
► TWIDDLE-TWADDLE idle, trifling → 1798
► TWIDDLING trifling, paltry → 1844

NOUNS
​► ALMOND FOR A PARROT a trifle for a small mind → 18C Eng.
► BABBY-LAKIN a child’s toy; hence, a trifling thing; a triviality → 1891 Eng. dial.
► BABLE a trifle; a trifling thing or person → 1570 Sc.
► BAFFIN a trifle, a thing of no value → 1866 Sc.
► BAFFLE 1. a shuffle; quibbling, trifling → 1783 obs.
2. a trifle; a thing of no value → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BAFFLING quibbling; trifling → 1653 obs.
► BAGATELLE a trifle; a thing of no importance; a matter of little worth → c1645
► BAGGAGE a trifle, a trashy article → 1579 obs.
► BAG OF SHELLS a trifle; an unimportant object → 1950s Aust. sl.
► BARLEY-STRAW a trifle → a1721
► BAUBEE ► BAWBEE ► BOBEE a trifle, anything of little value → 1866 Amer. dial.
► BAUBLERY childish foolery; trifling business → 1583 obs.
► BODDLE anything of trifling value → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BRANCH WATER something trifling → c1960 Amer. dial.
► BRIMBORION a thing without value or use; anything worthless; a trifling object kept as a charm or gewgaw, a trifle; trash, nonsense → 1653
► BUCKIE a trifle of no value → 1865 Sc.
​► BULL-SQUITTER much fuss or talk about a trifle → 19C Eng. dial.
► CANDLE-ENDS things of short duration or of little value; trifles, fragments, scraps → a1626
► CARAWAY SEED anything very small; a worthless trifle → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CHICKEN FEED something trifling, of little importance, esp. a small sum of money; small change → 1837 Amer. dial.
► DALLIANCE waste of time in trifling, idle delay → 1547-64 obs.
► DIDDLE slow and trifling working; trifling activity; one who is slow and dawdling in his work → 1900 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DIDDLE-DADDLE slow and trifling working; trifling activity; one who is slow and dawdling in his work → 1900 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FADDLE nonsense, trifling → 1850 colloq. & Eng. dial.
► FADDLEMENTS trifles, novelties → 1891 Eng. dial.
► FADOODLE something foolish or ridiculous; nonsense; a mere nothing; a useless trifle → a1670 obs.
► FAFFLEMENT trifling and unnecessary work → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FALDERAL ► FALDERDAL ► FAL DE ROL a gewgaw, a trifle, a useless ornament; finery → 1828
► FALLALS finery, trumpery ornaments, trifles, gewgaws → 1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FANDANGS AND FEATHERMENTS trinkets, trifles, personal adornments → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FEATHER anything of little strength or importance; a very small amount, a trifle → 1601
► FEELIMAGEERIES knick-knacks; gewgaws; odds and ends; useless trifles → 1894 Sc.
► FEGARY a gewgaw; a trifle; finery in dress → E18 Eng. dial. & colloq.
► FERLY a trifle, a slight peculiarity or eccentricity; a failing, foible → 1849 Eng. dial.
► FEWTRILS little unimportant things, trifles → c1750 Eng. dial.
► FIDDLE-FADDLE nonsense, trifling → 1834 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FIDDLE-FADDLES trifles, whims; trifling, idle employments → 1834 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FIDFAD  a petty matter of detail, a crotchet, a trifle → 1875
► FIGGLE-FAGGLE foolish, trifling conduct, ridiculous behaviour → 1825 Sc.
► FINGLE-FANGLE a trifle; a thing of no importance; something whimsical or fantastic → 1678 obs.
► FIP the slightest thing; a trifle → 1897 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► FLAMFEW a gaudy ornament; a dazzling trifle; a gewgaw; something pretty and of little value → 1580 arch.
► FLEABITE a very small amount; a trifle → 1775 Amer. dial.
► FLUMMERY flattery; nonsense; empty trifling → 1985 US
► FOLDEROL ► FOL-DE-ROLL ► FOLDIDOL a gewgaw, a trifle, a useless ornament; finery → 1828 Eng. dial.
► FRIBBLE a trifle; a trifling thing, a frivolous notion or characteristic → 1774 US
► FRIBBLISH having the quality of a fribble; ​frivolous, trifling, ridiculous → 1768
► FRIGGLE-FRAGGLES toys, trifles, gewgaws; useless, vain ornaments of dress → 19C Sc.
► FRIM-FRAM a trifle, a whim, a fancy, an invention → 1847 Sc.
► FRITTERS minute pieces, fragments, shreds; articles of trifling sizes, trifles → 1755
► FRIVOL a frivolous thing, a trifle → c1450 chiefly Sc., obs.
► HAIR a very small portion or quantity of anything; a trifle; the smallest possible amount → 1821 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► HAIR TO MAKE A TETHER OF, A a slight pretext of which to make a great deal; a fuss about nothing, a trifle used as an excuse → 1727
► IMPERTINENCES something unsuitable, out of place, trivial, or irrational; an incongruity; a trifle, absurdity, piece of folly → 1603
► ITEMING trifling, nonsense → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ITEMS trifles, finery → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ITEMY a trifle → 1890 Eng. dial.
► JAMPH trifling over work; an habitual idler → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
► JAPE a trifle, a toy, a trinket, a plaything → 1436 obs.
► JIGGALORUM a fanciful thing of little value; a trifle → 1613 colloq. obs.
► JIVE insincere, deceptive, or foolish talk; anything false, pretentious, or trifling; nonsense → 1928 Amer. dial.
► LAKETS trifles, odd things; small sums of money → 1677 Eng. dial.
► LAKING a toy, a plaything; a trifle → 1790 Eng. dial.
► LETTO a trifle; something insignificant or of little worth → 1929 Sc.
► MAFFLE nonsense, trifling → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MAFFLEMENT nonsense, trifling → 1905 Eng, dial. (Bk.)
► MAG’S TALES ► MAG TALES nonsense, trifling → c1410
► MEE-MAW a trifle, a gewgaw → 1899 Eng. dial.
► MENTION a trifle; a little bit → 1892 Sc.
► MOCKS trifles → 1847 Eng. dial.
► MOMMETS trifles → 1867 Eng. dial.
► MONKEY WORK trifling or insignificant work → 1933 Amer. dial.
► MOONSHINE a trifle, nothing → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► NANNICK a valueless trifle; a knickknack → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NANTLING gossiping or trifling matters → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NEEDLE an object of trifling importance or value; hence, a particle → a1225 obs.
► NIDGERY a small or worthless object; a trifle; a knickknack; a piece of foolery → 1611 obs.
► NIFF-NAFF a trifling or unimportant thing or matter; something of little value; a knick-knack, a trifle, a bauble; anything very small → 1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► NIFLE originally, a trifling or fictitious tale, a jest; later, a trifle; a thing of little or no worth or importance → c1395 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► NIG-NAG a trifle, a bagatelle, a small fiddling thing → 1827 Sc. obs.
► NIGNAY a knickknack, a trinket, a trifle; a trifling, useless thing or proceeding; an unnecessary ornament or frill, a gewgaw → a1689 Sc.
► NINCETY-FINCETY a trifling matter → 1566 obs.
► NONNY-NO something unimportant; a mere trifle → 1652 obs.
► NUGILOGUE trifling talk → 1649
► ODDMENT a scrap, a fragment, a remnant; a trifle → 1825 Eng. dial.
► OLD SONG a trifle → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PALTERING equivocation, shuffling, playing fast and loose; trifling with serious matters → 1600
► PALTERINGS trifles, worthless or paltry things → 1611 obs.
► PICAYUNE a person or thing considered small,  mean, or insignificant; something of slight value or trifling importance → 1804 Amer. colloq.
► PIN a trifle; almost nothing → 14C colloq.
► PUNCTIUNCLE an extremely minute or trifling point → 1874 obs.
► QUIDDLING the spending of time in trifling employments → 1841 Amer. dial.
► QUINKINS a mere nothing; a worthless trifle → 1825 Sc.
► SAUNTERING dawdling, trifling → 1678 obs.
► SKEEDEEN a trifle, anything small of its kind → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► SMALL BEER trifling matters, small things → 1604
► SMATTERS  scraps, trifles, fragments; small sums → 1766 Sc.
► STRAW a trifle, a trivial matter → L17
► TANTADDLEMENT a trifle → 1887 Eng. dial.
► TERRICK a trifle; a little thing → 1777 Eng. dial. obs.
► THING OF NOTHING a trifle, next to nothing → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► THING OF NOUGHT a trifle, next to nothing → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► THINGEMTY-THANGEMTY a useless, trifling article; a knickknack; something the name of which is forgotten or unknown → 1877 Eng. dial.
► THINGUMDAIRIE a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten → 1905 Sc.. (Bk.)
► THINGUMMAGEE a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten → 1889 Eng. dial.
► THINGUMSTICK a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► THINGUMTIBOB a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten → 1881 Eng. dial.
► TIRLY-TOY a trifle, a toy → a1807 Sc.
► TRICKS small articles or personal belongings; toys, knickknacks, trifles → 1869 Amer. dial.
► TRIM-TRAM a personal ornament of little value; a pretty toy or trifle; a gewgaw; a worthless thing → 1523 obs.
► TRITTLE-TRATTLES trifles, gewgaws, knickknacks; children’s toys → 1896 Sc.
► TRUFFERY a thing of no importance; a mockery, a trifle, a triviality → c1429 obs.
► VANDAVIL a trifle; a thing of little value → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► WALLY-DYE a toy, a knickknack, a trifle, a piece of ornamentation or finery → 1802 Sc.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BABLE a trifle; a trifling thing or person → 1570 Sc.
► BADINEUR one who indulges in badinage or raillery; a trifler; a banterer → 1734 obs.
► BAFFLER a juggler, a trickster; a trifler → 1606 obs.
► BAUBLE a childish or foolish person; a silly trifler → a1606 obs.
► BRIGGLER a person who attempts, but never finishes anything; a trifler → 1930 Amer. dial.
► CLUFF an idle, trifling person → 1825 Sc.
► DADDLER ► DAIDLER a trifler → 1878 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DANDLER one who dallies, a trifler → 1598
► EEDLE-DODDLE ► EEDLE-ODDLE a person who shows no initiative in a crisis; a puddling person who concerns himself with little trifles → 1911 Sc.
a person who shows no initiative in a crisis; a puddling person who concerns himself with little trifles → 1911 Sc.
► FAD one who is difficult to please in trifles; a fussy, over-particular person; a fastidious person → 1877 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FADDLE a fanciful person, either fastidious in trifles or devoted to some particular hobby; a fussy, over-particular person ► one full of whims and fancies → 1881 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FADDLER one who trifles or toys → 1888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► FIDDLE-A-DING a nickname for a trifling person → 1904 Amer. dial.
► FIDDLE-FADDLE a trifler, an idler; one who makes an appearance of doing work without much result → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FIDDLE-FIKE ► FIDDLE-MA-FYKE a trifler; a fastidious, over-punctilious person → 1825 Sc.
► FID-FAD a fastidious person; one who is over-nice and particular; a trifler → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FIK-MA-FYKE a troublesome, restless person; one busied with trifles → 1825 Sc.
► FRIBBLE a trifling, frivolous fellow; one not occupied in serious employment, a trifler; a silly oaf → 1664
► FRIG PIG a fussy, trifling person → L18 sl.
► GIG a fool, a simpleton, an idiot, a stupid person; a trifling, silly, flighty fellow → 1685 Eng. dial.
► IDLER one who idles or is idle; one who spends his time in idleness; an indolent or lazy person; a sluggard; one who trifles away his time → 1534
► INCOMPOOT a nincompoop, a fool, a silly person, a trifler → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► JACK WITH THE FEATHER a trifling person → a1633 obs.
► KNICK-KNACKER a trifler → 1622 obs.
► MAN-MILLINER a man who makes or vends millinery; hence, a man who is busied with trifling occupations or embellishments → 1792
► MAWMSEY a silly, awkward, trifling fellow → 1881 Eng. dial.
► NABITY a well-dressed, trim person → 1903 Sc.  (Bk.)
► NACKET a pert, forward, smart boy; a trifling little person; an insignificant person; a wicked, mischievous, or impertinent child; a precocious child → 1818 Sc. (Bk.)
► NAFFLER a person busy about trifles; one who accomplishes little → 1883 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NIFFY-NAFFY FELLOW a trifler; an unimportant person → 1785
► PALTERER a trifler with serious matters → 1642
► PANDER an idle, trifling child → a1850 Sc.
► PAVIE a frivolous, giddy person; one who loves display, a show-off; one who puts on airs; an idle, trifling child → a1850 Sc.
► PEEVEE a frivolous, giddy person; one who loves display, a show-off; one who puts on airs; an idle, trifling child → a1850 Sc. 
► PIDDELER ► PIDDLER a trifler; an idle, worthless person; a good-for-nothing → 1779 Amer. dial.
► PIFFLER an ineffective trifler → 1892
► PINGLER a person who dabbles in or trifles with something → 1578 obs.
► PLUME OF FEATHERS, A a trifling person → 1588 obs.
► POCOCURANTE a careless or indifferent person; one who shows little interest or concern; a trifler → 1762
► POOR DO a shiftless, trifling person; a ne’er-do-well → 1994 Amer. dial. 
► QUIDDLE a fussy, over-particular, or fastidious person; one hard to satisfy in trifling matters of diet, etc.; one who wastes his energy about trifles → 1856 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► QUIDDLER one who fusses over small matters, or spends time in trifling niceties → 1835 Amer. dial.
► SAUNTERER a dawdler, a trifler → 1688 obs.
► SHOAT ► SHOTE an idle, trifling, worthless fellow → 1809 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
► SIZLER a trifler → 1825 Sc.
► SNIFFLER a trifler, a driveller → 19C Sc.
► THRUNK-WIFE a person busy over trifles → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TIDDLYWINKER a cheat; a trifler → 1893 sl.
► TIFFLER a trifler, one who potters about → c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► TIFFY-TAFFY a trifler, a dawdler; one who works in an idle, trifling fashion → 19C Eng. dial.
► WAFFLES one who hesitates or vacillates; a trifling, undecided person; a loafer, an idle sauntering person → 19C Eng. dial.
► WAG-WANTON a dissolute person; a wanton; a spoiled child or person → 1601 obs.
► WHIFFMAGIG a trifler; an insignificant, contemptible person; a mean, paltry person → 1871

VERBS
► ARSE AROUND to idle, to loaf, to loiter, to fool about, to act irresponsibly, to trifle → 1664
► ASS AROUND to fool around, to loiter, to waste time; to wander aimlessly; to be idle; to act irresponsibly; to trifle → 1914 Amer. sl.
► ASSHOLE AROUND to loaf; to trifle; to wander idly about; to waste time → 1968 Amer. sl.
► ASSLE AROUND to fidget; to trifle → 1920 Amer. sl.
► BAUBLE to trifle → 1608 obs.
► BEAT AROUND to potter, to trifle, to loaf or idle; to gad about; to wander aimlessly → 1960 Amer. dial.
► BEJECK AND BEJACK to trifle with → 1990 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► CADDLE to loaf, to loiter, to potter about, to fuss, to trifle → 1892 Eng. dial.
► DADDLE to be slow in motion or action; to dawdle; to idle, to trifle, to waste time; to potter about; to saunter → 1673 colloq., later Sc. & Eng. dial.
► DAIDLE to idle, to trifle, to waste time; to potter about; to move or act slowly or in a slovenly manner; to saunter; to loiter → 1756 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► DALLY OFF to put off or defer by trifling → 1574 obs.
► DALLY OUT to trifle with, to elude → 1548 obs.
► DANDER to trifle, to misspend one’s time  → L16 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► DANDLE to trifle, to play or toy with → 1569 obs.
► DANER ► DANNER ► DAUNDER ► DONDER to trifle, to misspend one’s time; to hobble → 1727 Sc.
► DIDDLE to busy oneself with trifles; to show great activity without accomplishing much; to waste time by dawdling → 1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► DIDDLE-DADDLE to busy oneself with trifles; to show great activity without accomplishing much; to waste time by dawdling → 1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► DILDER to trifle, to waste time, to work carelessly → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► DRUTTLE to dawdle, to waste time, to trifle → 19C Sc.
► FAD to busy oneself about trifles; to look after affairs in a quiet way → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FADDLE to trifle, to toy, to play → 1755 Eng. dial. obs.
► FAFFLE to saunter, to trifle; to fumble, to work dilatorily → 1900 obs. exc. Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FANDANGLE to hang about, to trifle, to waste time, to ‘fool’ around → 1892 Ireland
► FANFERLUCHE ► FANFRELUCHE to trifle; to act wantonly → 1653 obs.
► FATTLE to trifle about business; to dangle after a woman → 1856 Eng. dial.
► FEAK to flutter, to be officiously busy about trifles, to be idle, to fidget; to be uneasy or anxious → 1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FIDDLE-FADDLE to trifle; to dawdle; to be particular about trifles → 1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FID-FAD to waste time; to fuss, to trifle, to potter about → 1886 Eng. dial.
► FIG to busy oneself about trifles; to be more anxious about other people’s affairs than about one’s own → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FIKE to be fussy or restless; to vex oneself; to busy oneself about trifles; to trifle, to dally → 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FIRTLE to trifle, to dawdle, to appear busy and do little; to fidget, to move about distractedly → 1881 Eng. dial.
► FOOZLE to trifle away one’s time → colloq.
► FRIBBLE in early use, to act aimlessly or feebly, to busy oneself to no purpose; to fuss about; later, contemptuously  (except dialect), to behave frivolously, to trifle → 1640
► FRIVOL to behave frivolously; to trifle → 1866
► FUDDER to potter, to trifle in a bustling manner → 1824 Sc.
► FUTZ ► FUTZ AROUND ► PHUTZ AROUND to occupy oneself in an ineffectual or trifling way; to mess about, to waste time; to fiddle or tinker with something → 1907 colloq.
► GAMFLE to idle, to dally; to neglect one’s work from foolish merriment; to act foolishly like lads and lasses at a fair; to frolic, to trifle → 1808 Sc.
► GAMMER ► GAMMER ABOUT ► GAMMER AWAY to idle, to trifle, to gossip; to saunter, to dawdle → 1788 Eng. dial.
► GUCK to trifle; to play the fool → c1560 Sc. obs.
► HORSE to indulge in rough jokes or horseplay; to fool around; hence, to waste time in trifling activity; also, to philander (now usually with ‘around’)→ 1900 US sl.
► JACKASS ABOUT to be occupied with trifles; to be busy to no purpose → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► JAFF to pass time in a light-hearted convivial manner; to trifle → 1830 Sc.
► JAKE to trifle, to delay, to dawdle → 1568 Sc.
► JAMPH ► JAUMPH to trifle, to spend time idly; to walk in a slow, idle manner → 1788 Sc.
► JANGLE to rove about, to lead a disorderly life; to trifle, to idle → 1857 Eng. dial.
► JANK to trifle, to shuffle → 1697 Sc.
► JAPE to trifle; to scoff → 1896 sl. (Bk.)
► JAUK to trifle, to delay, to dawdle → 1568 Sc.
► JIM ► JIM AROUND to do odd jobs; to loaf about, to potter, to trifle → 1912 Amer. dial.
► LAKE to idle, to trifle; to stop work, to be out of employment → 1856 Eng. dial.
► MAGINATE to trifle → 1623 obs.
► MAKE CHILDREN’S SHOES to be occupied absurdly or trivially; to look ridiculous; to be made to look ridiculous; to trifle with → L17
► MAZLE ► MAZZLE to wander aimlessly about; to trifle; to do anything unskilfully → 1747 Eng. dial.
► MONK to tinker, trifle, or fool around; to tamper or interfere with surreptitiously → 1889-90 Amer. sl.
► MONKEY to tinker, trifle, or fool around; to fritter away one’s time; usually used with ‘with’ → 1877-78 Amer. sl.
► MUCK ABOUT to fool around; to trifle with → 1946 Aust. sl.
► NAFF to work in a weak, trifling manner; to trifle, to be frivolous → 1892 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NAFFLE to trifle away time; to potter about; to loiter; to act foolishly → 1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► NATTLE to be bustling and stirring about trifles; to be very busy in doing nothing at all → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NESTLE to be uneasy or restless; to fidget; to move or bustle about; to trifle → a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► NIFFLE to trifle, to act or speak in a trifling manner → 1808 Sc. 
► NIFF-NAFF to trifle; to toy; to take finicking trouble; to talk or act foolishly or aimlessly → 1728 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► NIFLE to trifle, to waste time, or spend it in doing trifling things; to idle or loaf; to work at a slow pace → 1790 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NIF-NIFFLE to trifle, to act or speak in a trifling manner → 1808 Sc. 
► NIGNAY to trifle, to fuss about, to work without result; to hum and haw, to be undecided, to vacillate; to do what is useless; to show reluctance → 1880 Sc.
► ODDLE to go about in an uncertain or useless way; to trifle → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PADDLE to trifle; to deal in a petty trifling way → a1620 obs.
► PADGEL to trifle, to dally → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PALTER to play fast and loose with a matter or thing; to dilly-dally, to trifle with → 1814
► PANDER to trifle at one’s work → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► PAWTLE to trifle away time; to be apparently busy and yet accomplish no work; esp. of a woman → 1903 Eng. dial.   (Bk.)
► PIDDLE ► PIDDLE ABOUT ► PIDDLE AROUND ► PIDDLE AWAY to dawdle; to potter; to concern oneself with trifles; to waste one’s time → 1774 Amer. dial.
► PIFFLE to talk or act in a feeble or trifling way → M19 colloq.
► PIGGLE to trifle with → E20 Eng. dial.
► POWTER to potter about; to do trifling simple tasks → Sc. and Irish
► PUITHERNAWL to be busy with trifles → 1960 Irish sl.
► PUTTY ► PUTTY AROUND to occupy oneself with trifles; to idle → 1943 Amer. dial.
► QUEETER to work lazily and languidly, to trifle, to waste time → 1866 Sc.
► QUIDDLE to trifle, to waste time; to be anxious about trifles; to fuss about, to fidget → a1652 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► SANTER ► SAUNTER to trifle, to play about in a casual offhand manner → a1810 Sc.
► SERVE SMALL BEER to discuss trifling subjects → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► TAFFLE to trifle, to idle, to loiter → 1854 Eng. dial.
► TAIVER ► TAVER to roam about aimlessly or idly; to dally, to trifle, to waste time → 1808 Sc.
► TANKLE to idle, to trifle → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TANTLE to walk slowly and feebly; to totter, as a young child; to dawdle, to loiter, to waste time; trifle, to potter about → 1889 Eng. dial.
► TEATLE to dawdle, to trifle; to idle away time → 1890 Eng. dial.
► THRIMBLE to fumble; to hesitate, to trifle → 1781 Eng. dial.
► TICK AND TOY to trifle → 1550
► TIDDLE to potter; to trifle; to fidget, to fuss → 1747 obs. exc. Eng. dial. or sl.
► TIFF to be idly employed, to be busy about trifles → c1440 obs.
► TIFFLE to busy oneself idly, to ‘fiddle’, to trifle; to potter about → c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► TIFFY-TAFFY to dawdle, to trifle → 19C Eng. dial.
► TIG to trifle; to dally with → 1634
► TINKER to trifle, to potter → 1658
► TINKLE ON to trifle about; to work in a lazy, trifling manner → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► TITTLE to potter; to trifle; to fidget, to fuss → 17C obs. exc. Eng. dial. or sl.
► TWADDLE to trifle or play with → 1797 obs.
► TWIDDLE to be busy about trifles; to trifle → a1547
► YAFFLE to trifle → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)