trivia

noun

Definition of trivianext
as in nonsense

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Recent Examples of trivia The 32-ounce cups come with a lid, straw and a bookmark with Chick-fil-A trivia. — Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026 The Hum, Covington After a recent rebranding, this Covington restaurant, bar and trivia spot announced its permanent closure on social media. — Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025 Hop Atomica will host a beer theme trivia. — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025 Bargoers love The Ark's trivia and Singo (like bingo, but with song clips), and foodies enjoy a menu packed with comfort dishes like burgers, clam chowder, macaroni and cheese, and fish and chips. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for trivia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trivia
  1. nonsense
  2. claptrap
  3. follies
  4. bunk
  5. drivel
  6. trash
  7. humbug
Noun
  • Until recently, that would have sounded like absolute nonsense.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • There weren’t meetings with executives about tone and mood and all this nonsense.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of nonsense
Noun
  • The post-1945 explosion in birth rates coincided with the rise of the television age and the profusion of social science claptrap to serve and soothe a nation anxious in its affluence.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2026
  • That’s in contrast with Andrew’s lexicon of touchy-feely claptrap, all seemingly declarations of support and empathy but, ultimately, hollow.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of claptrap
Noun
  • According to Sosnick, investors today may be too focused on companies’ rosy short-term guidance and assuming the good times will last — one of the many follies of those who got burned in 2000.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
  • This might seem like an overreaction, but Gator fans have had to endure these subtle shots all offseason, culminating in the brutal USA Today fluff piece defending Napier's follies in Gainesville.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Definition of follies
Noun
  • The 4,200-square-foot pool house has a game room, dance floor and full bar equipped with 16 bunk beds spread across two bunk rooms.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
  • The unit was nearly full, and the only empty spaces were on the top bunks.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of bunk
Noun
  • Beall’s drivel is definitely worthy of bird cage lining.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This is some boring, recycled drivel.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Definition of drivel
Noun
  • Attorneys for the owners of the landfill, which stopped accepting trash last year, claimed this spring in the litigation that the lawsuits may be tainted by fraud.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • The concrete bleachers around the basketball court was teeming with trash, plastic cups, and bottles of alcohol.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
Definition of trash
Noun
  • An ephemeral wind of nothing that blows away like humbug.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
  • Lying in this crypt is Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman, a tragic humbug, his delusions contradicted by the ruins around him.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of humbug

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