trinket
pronunciation
How to pronounce trinket in British English:
UK [ˈtrɪŋkɪt]
How to pronounce trinket in American English:
US [ˈtrɪŋkɪt]
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- Noun:
- cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
Word Origin
- trinket (n.)
- 1530s, of unknown origin. Evidently a diminutive form, perhaps related to trick (n.).
Example
- 1. How does a maid own a trinket such as that ?
- 2. Their trinket is totally useless .
- 3. He also spent time as a trinket salesman and a swimming pool attendant .
- 4. Then I put on the serpent sting glyph and repeated the test , and indeed I was doing something like 400 more damage per shot ( had no buffs , no hunter 's mark , and removed proccing trinket ) .
- 5. The researchers thought some sort of pavlovian response might be at play-even though they didn 't just test with foods-because they say seeing a trinket or a snack within reach makes you want to grab it and handle it or eat it .