babiole — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bauble noun A small, showy trinket or decoration with little real value.
- fluff noun Light, soft, fuzzy material such as fur, feathers, or lint.
- swag noun Free promotional items or merchandise handed out at events, or casually, any collection of nice possessions.
- trifle noun A British dessert layered with sponge cake, custard, fruit, jelly, and whipped cream.
- trinket noun A small decorative item, especially cheap jewelry, valued more for looks than worth.
- widget noun A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
Senses
babiole is used for these senses in English:
- bauble A cheap showy ornament or piece of jewellery; a gewgaw.
- fluff Anything inconsequential or superficial.
- swag (Australia, ambitransitive) To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket). [From 1850s.]
- trifle (figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
- trinket (figurative) A thing of little value; a toy, a trifle.
- widget A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
bauble — full definition
- noun A small, showy trinket or decoration with little real value.
- noun A round, shiny ornament, especially the kind hung on a Christmas tree.
fluff — full definition
- noun Light, soft, fuzzy material such as fur, feathers, or lint.
- noun Something trivial, superficial, or lacking substance.
- verb To mess up or botch something, especially a line in a performance.
- verb To shake or pat something so it becomes light and puffy.