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Synonyms for fribble

Most common

dandy gallant trifle masher putter trifler

All synonyms

Noun

1. Blood — A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop

spark, dandy, gallant, trifle, masher, wanton, popinjay, coxcomb, blood dated, dude dated, blade dated, swell dated, exquisite rare, beau dated, jack-a-dandy dated, macaroni dated, fop dated, puss-gentleman dated, dandyling dated, dudelet dated

Adjective

Verb

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.

  2. adj. 1

    Of little or no importance, frivolous.

  3. v. 1

    To waste or fritter.

Forms

Plural
fribbles → sparks, dandies, gallants, trifles…
Past participle
fribbled

Example sentences

  • dandy Not everything in Morocco is fine and dandy.
  • gallant “You seem a gallant young gentleman, sir,” he said.
  • trifle He said he wanted to put an end to such a trifle.
  • masher Yanni mashed the fig pieces with a potato masher.
  • putter He likes to putter around in the garden.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fribblerising
dandyrising
gallantsteady
triflesteady
masherrising
putterrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
fop1
4 letters
dude1, beau1
5 letters
blood1, silly2, blade1, spark1, swell1, dandy2
6 letters
trifle2, wanton2, putter2, masher
7 letters
gallant2, coxcomb, dudelet, trifler
8 letters
macaroni4, trifling2, popinjay
9 letters
exquisite3, frivolous3, dandyling

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (silly2 = 2 syllables).