fribble

/ˈfrɪbəl/
verb
  1. To waste time or act in a silly, frivolous way.
    • Stop fribbling and finish your homework.
    • They spent the afternoon fribbling around the park instead of studying.
    • He fribbled away his allowance on useless gadgets.
noun
  1. A person who wastes time or is silly and frivolous.
    • He was dismissed as a fribble by his serious-minded colleagues.
    • The court was full of fribbles who cared only about fashion.
    • Don't be such a fribble — we have work to do.
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