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trinkum

trinkum noun: trinkum-trankum.

Noun

trinkum (plural trinkums)

  1. trinkum-trankum
    • By Gad but I believe I've forgot all your trinkums in the chair that brought me home — you Rundy!1798, John O'Keeffe, The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, volume 4, page 304

Forms of trinkum

pluraltrinkums

Origin of trinkum

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from trinket + Latin -um.

Questions about trinkum

What does trinkum mean?
Trinkum means trinkum-trankum.
What part of speech is trinkum?
Trinkum is a noun.
What is the plural of trinkum?
The plural of trinkum is trinkums.

Words near trinkum in the dictionary

  1. trinklet
  2. trinklets
  3. trinkling
  4. trinkly
  5. trinks
  6. trinkum
  7. trinkum-trankum
  8. trinkum-trankums
  9. trinkums
  10. Trinneer
  11. Trinnetta

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