bag of shells

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bag of shells

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Misconstruction of bagatelle (“trifle”).

noun bags of shells

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bag, shell.
A trifle. For an ordinary intellect, yes, but for me a mere bagatelle, or bag-of-shells, as the ancients have it.

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@misc{bag_of_shells_2026,
  title = {bag of shells},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bag%20of%20shells},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}