trinkums

plural noun

trin·​kums

ˈtriŋkəmz

variants or less commonly trinkum-trankums

¦⸗kəm¦traŋkəmz

: trinkets, frippery

Word History

Etymology

trinkums alteration (influenced by Latin nouns ending in -um) of trinkets; trinkum-trankums reduplication of trinkums

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