Trumpery Definition

trŭmpə-rē
trumperies
noun
trumperies
Something showy but worthless.
Webster's New World
Nonsense; rubbish.
Webster's New World
Deception; trickery; fraud.
American Heritage

Nonsense.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Showy but worthless; trashy; paltry.
Webster's New World

Gaudy but of no value.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Trumpery

Noun

Singular:
trumpery
Plural:
trumperies

Origin of Trumpery

  • Middle English trompery deceit from Old French tromperie from tromper to deceive

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French tromperie (“deceit")

    From Wiktionary

Trumpery Sentence Examples

  • A most trumpery affair brought matters to a head.

  • I look upon England today as an old gentleman who is travelling with a great deal of baggage, trumpery which has accumulated from long housekeeping, which he has not the courage to burn; great trunk, little trunk, bandbox, and bundle.

  • A trumpery hole it is, and ever will remain so.

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