trumpery
IPA: trˈʌmpɝi
noun
- Worthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk.
- Nonsense.
- (obsolete) Deceit; fraud.
adjective
- Gaudy but worthless.
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Examples of "trumpery" in Sentences
- A most trumpery affair brought matters to a head.
- He's a man you could tell anything to except something trumpery .
- Perhaps these things have been done 'for years' without all the trumpery.