Definition of fribble Fribble

frib•ble

We found 12 definitions of fribble from 4 different sources.

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What does fribble mean?

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • fribble (n.)
    A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.
  • fribble (v. i.)
    To act in a trifling or foolish manner; to act frivolously.
  • fribble (v. i.)
    To totter.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • fribble
    frib′l, v.i. to trifle.—n. a trifler.—ns. Fribb′ledom; Fribb′leism; Fribb′ler.—adj. Fribb′lish, trifling. [Onomatopœic; prob. influenced by frivol.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • fribble
    An effeminate fop; a name borrowed from a celebrated character of that kind, in the farce of Miss in her Teens, written by Mr. Garrick.

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