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trim-tram (iou)



trim-tram noun, interjection, & adjective. obsolete exc. dial. E16.
[Symbolic redupl. formation with vowel variation: prob. ult. from TRIM adjective. Cf. FLIMFLAM, WHIM-WHAM.]
A. noun.
An inexpensive personal ornament; a pretty toy or trifle; a gewgaw. E16-M17.
An absurd or silly device or practice; an absurdity; a piece of nonsense. M16-E18.
A kind of shrimping net. Long rare or obsolete. L16.
A lich-gate. Also, a kissing-gate. dial. M19.
b. interjection. Expr. a desire for equal treatment for two parties, esp. in trim-tram, like master, like man. Also, a meaningless refrain. Now dial. L16.
C. attrib. or as adjective.
Of like mind. Only in E17.
Trifling, absurd. M17-M18.