1
: a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
2
: a small article of equipment
3
: a thing of little value : trifle
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the top of his desk was littered with trinkets that were collected as souvenirs from various vacations
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Alice Newbold, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024
As the late-summer sun set over central Brooklyn one recent evening, neighbors quietly gathered on a street corner, looking with wonder at goldfish and glittering trinkets.
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Each calendar comes with stickers, patches, a keychain, and other trinkets to add to your Gilmore Girls collectibles.
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Alice Newbold, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024
As the late-summer sun set over central Brooklyn one recent evening, neighbors quietly gathered on a street corner, looking with wonder at goldfish and glittering trinkets.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
One of our favorite Amazon gift ideas for women is personalized trinkets, like initial jewelry pieces or a custom key chain.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2024
Each calendar comes with stickers, patches, a keychain, and other trinkets to add to your Gilmore Girls collectibles.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Trinket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trinket. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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trinket
noun
trin·ket
ˈtriŋ-kət 
1
: a small ornament (as a jewel or ring)
2
: a thing of little value
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