noun, feminine/ba.bjɔl/plural: babioles
useless or worthless thing; a trinket
“Mais surtout n'va pas dépenser plus qu'il ne faut. N'achète pas un tas de rubans et de babioles qui ne servent à rien.” — But especially don't go spend more than necessary. Don't buy a bunch of ribbons and useless trinkets.
Borrowed from Italian babbola. The suffix is influenced by frequent forms such as bestiole, cabriole.