What does "niff-naff" mean?

Something or someone insignificant; a trifle.

Niff-naff

Common synonyms include: bagatelle, drop in the bucket, drop in the ocean, drop in the pond, drop in the sea, flyspeck.

noun

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Noun

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Something or someone insignificant; a trifle.
"When it came to Mr. Turnbull, he held it up between him and the light, "Keatie, whaten a niff-naff of a glass is this? let us see a feasible ane.""

"When it came to Mr. Turnbull, he held it up between him and the light, "Keatie, whaten a niff-naff of a glass is this? let us see a feasible ane.""

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