Does everyone know this word? I seem to remember back in high school using this word and a bunch of classmates not knowing the meaning. Essentially, it means "petty" or "trivial". For example, if I were too lazy to go outside and pick up the paper, and I were to call a neighbor and ask them to come over just so they'd pick up my newspaper on the way in, that would be trifling. Or, if I were going out to dinner with friends and I accidentally-on-purpose forgot my wallet so someone would have to pick up my tab for me--that would be trifling.
There are less intentional versions of trifling, too, though. Like what I heard from my friend Michelle last night. She and her fiance, Micah (both white), are getting married in Memphis, TN this coming April. They hunted around for several places to have the reception, but finally settled on...the Civil Rights Museum in downtown Memphis. She says it has a beautiful banquet hall and hosts lots of receptions and such there. The 'trifling' part comes in now...they're getting married on April 4...the same day that Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed, just a couple blocks from that very spot, some 41 years before. I know I shouldn't have, but I laughed till my sides hurt when I heard that news. Now I REALLY hope that I'll be able to go to the wedding.
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Hey Lauren-
Now, I just want to clarify...the actual spot that Dr. King was murdered was a few blocks away. This is indeed not THE Civil Rights museum that was dubed so in his honor of Dr. King, but is A Civil Rights Museum and historic theatre. You can check it out at www.historicaldaisy.com. As a side note, we were trifling...yes! It was not intentional...at all!
LOVE YOU! ~Chell~
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