Definition
Frivolous or trivial behavior and concerns; trifling or idle activity; the characteristic pursuits and preoccupations of a fribbler.
Etymology
Derived from 'fribble' with the suffix '-ery,' from Old French '-erie,' which creates nouns describing the practice, art, or characteristic behavior of doing something. Similar formations include 'bravery,' 'slavery,' and 'knavery.'
Kelly Says
The suffix '-ery' often has a negative or dismissive tone—'trickery,' 'knavery,' and 'buffoonery' all describe contemptible behaviors. 'Fribblery' groups together all the superficial pursuits that serious 18th-century moralists despised, like obsessing over wigs, ribbons, and gossip.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
BNবাংলা
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
CACatalà
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
CSČeština
fribbelerie
frib-be-le-rie
DADansk
fribbeleri
frib-be-le-ri
DEDeutsch
Fribblerie
frib-le-ree
ELΕλληνικά
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
ESEspañol
friblería
fri-ble-ree-a
FAفارسی
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
FISuomi
fribbeleri
frib-be-le-ri
FRFrançais
fribellerie
fʁibɛlɛʁi
GUGU
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
HAHA
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
HEעברית
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
HUMagyar
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
IDBahasa Indonesia
fribbeler
frib-be-ler
IGIG
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
ITItaliano
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
KKKK
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
KMKM
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
KO한국어
fri블러리
fri-beul-le-ri
MRMR
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
MSBahasa Melayu
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
MYမြန်မာ
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
NLNederlands
fribbelerij
frib-be-ler-ee-j
NONorsk
fribbeleri
frib-be-le-ri
PAPA
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
PLPolski
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
PTPortuguês
friblaria
fri-ble-ria
RORomână
fribbelerie
frib-be-le-rie
RUРусский
баловство
ba-lov-st-vo
SVSvenska
fribbeleri
frib-be-le-ri
SWKiswahili
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
TAதமிழ்
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
TEతెలుగు
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
THไทย
การเล่นสนุก
gaan-len-sun-nuk
TLTL
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
TRTürkçe
fribbeler
frib-be-ler
UKУкраїнська
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
URاردو
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
VITiếng Việt
sự nghịch ngợm
su-nghi-ch-ngor-m
YOYO
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria
ZUZU
fribbeleria
frib-be-le-ria