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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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
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The Thunder oblige, sending him to the Clippers for an absurd return: A young Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, five first-round picks and other shiny objects and trinkets.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
The North Hollywood house, which songwriter Allee Willis first purchased in 1980 and turned into a living ode to all things kitsch, is awash in trinkets and tchotchkes.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The Thunder oblige, sending him to the Clippers for an absurd return: A young Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, five first-round picks and other shiny objects and trinkets.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The lighting and kitchenware categories are particularly robust, though there are also plenty of trinket boxes, catchall trays, and more to fuel your desire for out-of-the-box wares.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2025
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“Trinket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trinket. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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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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