Word of the Day for Monday, July 15, 2013 fribble FRIB-uhl, verb: 1. to act in a foolish or frivolous manner; trifle. 2. to waste foolishly (often followed by away): He fribbled away one opportunity after another. noun: 1. a foolish or frivolous person; trifler. 2. anything trifling or frivolous. 3. frivolousness. adjective: 1. frivolous; foolish; trifling. When a little recovered, he fribbled with his waistcoat buttons, as if he had been telling his beads. -- Samuel Richardson, Clarrisa, 1748 He fribbled away his time collecting bric-a-brac and drinking tea with old ladies; yet wrote the best letter; in the language in the midst of the chatter; knew everyone; went everywhere; and, as he said, "lived post." -- Virginia Woolf, The Death of the Moth and Other Essays, 1942 Fribble is most likely a variant of the more common word frivol meaning "to behave frivolously."
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:08:10 +0000
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