Definition
A showy but worthless ornament or trinket; a silly or frivolous person; nonsense or trifle.
Etymology
Possibly from Middle Dutch or German sources, though the exact origin is uncertain. It appeared in English usage in the 16th-17th centuries as a word for something trivial or decorative without value.
Kelly Says
Brimborion is one of those colorfully dismissive words that shows how harshly Elizabethans and Jacobeans judged decorative excess—if something was called a brimborion, you were saying it was literally worthless decoration.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብሪምቦሪዮን
brim-bo-ree-on
ARالعربية
بريمبوريون
brim-bo-ree-yon
BNবাংলা
ব্রিম্বোরিয়ন
brim-bo-ree-on
CACatalà
brimborion
brim-bo-ree-on
CSČeština
brimborion
brim-bo-ree-on
DADansk
brimborion
brim-bo-ree-on
DEDeutsch
Brimborion
brim-bo-ree-on
ELΕλληνικά
μπριμπόριο
mprim-bo-ree-o
ESEspañol
brimborión
bri-mbor-ee-on
FAفارسی
بریمبورین
brim-bor-ee-n
FISuomi
brimborion
brim-bo-ree-on
FRFrançais
brimborion
bri-mɔ-ʁjɔ̃
GUGU
બ્રિમ્બોરિયન
brim-bo-ree-an
HAHA
brimborion
brim-bor-ee-on
HEעברית
ברימבוריון
brim-bor-ee-on
HIहिन्दी
ब्रिमबोरियन
brim-bo-ree-an
HUMagyar
brimborion
brim-bo-ree-on
IDBahasa Indonesia
brimborion
brim-bor-ee-on
IGIG
brimborion
brim-bor-ee-on
ITItaliano
brimborione
bri-mbor-ee-o-ne
JA日本語
ブリムボリオン
burimuborion
KKKK
бримборiон
brim-bo-ree-on
KMKM
ប្រីមបូរីអន
brim-bo-ree-an
KO한국어
브림보리온
beurim-bo-ri-on
MRMR
ब्रिंबोरीयन
brim-bo-ree-an
MSBahasa Melayu
brimborion
brim-bor-ee-on
MYမြန်မာ
ဘရိမ်ဘိုရီယံ
brim-bo-ree-yan
NLNederlands
brimborion
brim-bor-ee-on
NONorsk
brimborion
brim-bo-ree-on
PAPA
ਬ੍ਰਿਮਬੋਰੀਅਨ
brim-bo-ree-an
PLPolski
brimborion
brim-bo-ree-on
PTPortuguês
brimborion
bri-mɔ-ri-on
RORomână
brimborion
brim-bo-ree-on
RUРусский
бримборион
brim-bo-ree-on
SVSvenska
brimborion
brim-bo-ree-on
SWKiswahili
brimborion
brim-bor-ee-on
TAதமிழ்
ப்ரீம்போரியன்
pri-m-bo-ree-an
TEతెలుగు
బ్రిమ్బోరియన్
brim-bo-ree-an
THไทย
บริมโบรีออน
bri-mo-ree-on
TLTL
brimborion
brim-bor-ee-on
TRTürkçe
brimborion
brim-bor-ee-on
UKУкраїнська
бримборіон
brim-bo-ree-on
URاردو
بریمبورین
brim-bor-ee-n
VITiếng Việt
brimborion
bri-mɔ-ri-on
YOYO
brimborion
brim-bor-ee-on
ZH中文
布里姆博里翁
bù lǐ mǔ bó li ōng
ZUZU
brimborion
brim-bor-ee-on