Τρῐβαλλοί(on the accent,v.Hdn.Gr. 1.158 ),οἱ,
A. the Triballi,a people on the borders of Thrace (v. Hdt. 4.49 ): hence as a Comic name for barbarian gods, Ar. Av. 1529 , 1533 , 1627 ; ούδ' ἐν Τριβαλλοῖς ταῦτά γ' ἐστὶν ἔννομα
Alex. 241
;καὶ ποὺ μὲν καλὸν τὸν πατέρα θύειν, οἷον ἐνT. Arist. Top. 115b23 :—Adj. Τρῐβαλλικός,ή,όν, Hdt. 4.49 .
II. a slang term foryoung fellows who lounge about taverns,etc.,likethe 'Mohocks' of Addison's time, D. 54.39 :—hence the Comic exaggerationΤρῐβαλλο-ποπᾰνό-θρεπτα μειρακύλλια, tavern-bred Mohocks,
Eub. 75.3 (Casaubon forΤριβαλλο-πανό-θρεπτα: Meineke suggestsΤριβαλλο-μαμμό-θρεπτα,and Kock defends the Ms. reading).