trife

noun, adj — 2 senses

trife

noun

/tɹaɪf/

Etymology A conceptual and phonetic blend of tripe and trifle

1

Dancing, Hip hop, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Slang A trivial matter or matters.

Trife is trife even, in a reform synagogue.1991, Richard M. Elman, Tar Beach, page 259:
l thought niggahs was trife, but bitches ain't no joke.2003, Ed McNair, My Time to Shine: A Novel, page 232:

2 more examples

This life is trife!2014, Keough Collins, My Surrender is Never II, →ISBN, page 29:
You may refurbish your life But, you can't avoid trife2014, The Hidden Stairwell, page 138:

trife

adj

Etymology A conceptual and phonetic blend of tripe and trifle

1

Dancing, Hip hop, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Slang Unforgiveable; reprehensible.

Okay, you wanna act trife and flip the script / With your Wonderama drama slash coma riff.1991, Pete Rock, C.L. Smooth, Mecca and the Soul Brother:
My life is as trife as your favorite rap record.2002, Atmosphere, Onemosphere:

3 more examples

This shit is trife!2007, KaShamba Williams, Thomas Long, La Jill Hunt, Around the Way Girls 2, page 31:
He bought her that drug, Satan's so trife, Now she addicted to the needle, A friend done ruined her life,2008, Tyrone Purcell Roundtree Sr., Soapbox, page 35:
Just get out of my crib with your trife ass!2012, Braya Spice, Dear Drama:

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