That's what I was taught growing up. & then during my Sr. yr. in high school, our English teacher said that trifing is not a word.
& I was also taught that HELL was a curse word.
2007-07-15 04:14:20 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
According to the Urban Dictionary, it is not a curse word.
The most popular definition is : 1. (adj.) Describing a situation, person, or event that is pathetic.
2007-07-15 05:26:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Trifling Urban Dictionary
2016-10-02 03:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do people on here keep saying trifling is a word that is looked down on?! It basically just means trivial or inconsequential. At my school, we all have to learn a certain list of words every year (supposedly they've all been on the SAT) and trifling or trifle has always been on the list! I don't get why your teacher would say it wasn't a word or why some might think it was bad.???
2007-07-15 09:25:48 · answer #3 · answered by imkait08 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First things first. Your English teacher is wrong, wrong, wrong. Trifling is a word. Here is what the dictionary definition.
Main Entry: 2trifle
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): tri·fled; tri·fling /-f(&-)li[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English truflen, triflen, from Anglo-French trufler to trick, talk nonsense
intransitive verb
1 a : to talk in a jesting or mocking manner or with intent to delude or mislead b : to treat someone or something as unimportant
2 : to handle something idly
transitive verb : to spend or waste in trifling or on trifles
- tri·fler /-f(&-)l&r/ noun
synonyms TRIFLE, TOY, DALLY, FLIRT, COQUET mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. TRIFLE may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt
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That said - I LOVE proving teachers wrong. Trifling is not a curse word. Hell can be a curse word and is often used as one. Even I, who am perfect, have been known to use hell as a curse word. Hell also can NOT be a curse word.
2007-07-15 05:26:31 · answer #4 · answered by Patti C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, trifling is absolutely not a curse word. It simply means "frivolous" or "trivial". Judge Mathis uses it frequently on his TV show, and he couldn't if it was a curse word. As for Hell, it refers to a place described by the Bible. But depending on the way you use it, I suppose it could be used as a curse word. And yes, it is a legitimate word.
2007-07-15 05:08:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not a curse word. It's just kind of looked down upon. Basically it's just an insult. And by the way hell can be used as a curse word, but if you're refering to the actual place, then no, it's not.
2007-07-15 04:19:02 · answer #6 · answered by hdg_vb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trifling is a word, it is in the dictionary, it is not a curse word, it is an insult.
Hell as a destination is not a curse word, but as an explicative is.
2007-07-15 04:36:17 · answer #7 · answered by fancyname 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i never heard of trifling but hell i no as a mean word not a curse word
2007-07-15 04:17:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Is the term TRIFLING a curse word?
That's what I was taught growing up. & then during my Sr. yr. in high school, our English teacher said that trifing is not a word.
& I was also taught that HELL was a curse word.
2015-08-10 14:23:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It IS a word.....not a curse word...
Noun 1. trifling - the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
dalliance, dawdling, wasting time
delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Adj. 1. trifling - not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"
paltry, negligible
worthless - lacking in excellence or value; "a worthless idler"
She needs to get out her dictionary!
It's even in Websters!!
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/trifling
Have a great one! =)
2007-07-15 04:19:22 · answer #10 · answered by ™Tootsie 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋