trumpery
11trumpery — Synonyms and related words: absurdity, amphigory, babble, babblement, balderdash, base, bibble babble, bilge, blabber, blather, bombast, bravery, bric a brac, bunkum, bushwa, chaff, cheesy, chicken feed, chickenshit, chiffon, claptrap, clinquant …
12trumpery — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rubbish, frivolity, bosh; see nonsense 1 …
13trumpery — trump|er|y [ trʌmp(ə)ri ] noun uncount OLD FASHIONED things that are meant to be attractive but have no value …
14trumpery — trump·er·y || trÊŒmpÉ™rɪ n. nonsense; deception, fraud; something of no value; worthless finery adj. of no genuine value; worthless …
15trumpery — archaic noun (plural trumperies) articles, practices, or beliefs of superficial appeal but little real value or worth. adjective showy but worthless. Origin ME (denoting trickery): from OFr. tromperie, from tromper deceive …
16trumpery — I. n. 1. Falsehood, deceit, imposture, humbug, deception. 2. Trash, rubbish, stuff, frippery, worthless finery, trifles. II. a. Worthless, good for nothing, trifling, trashy, rubbishy, pinchbeck …
17trumpery — adjective old use not valuable …
18trumpery — n 1. rubbish, trash, riffraff, Brit. Dial. raff, litter, chaff; refuse, Dial. culch, garbage, waste, debris, detritus, rubble, wreckage; junk, worthless stuff, Sl. dreck; bits and pieces, odds and ends, fag ends, remnants; castoffs, rags, tatters …
19trumpery — trum·pery …
20trumpery — trump•er•y [[t]ˈtrʌm pə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries, adj. 1) something without use or value 2) nonsense; twaddle 3) archaic worthless finery 4) of little or no value; worthless; rubbishy • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME trompery deceit < MF… …
