trumperies

Variant of trumpery

noun pl. trumperies

  1. something showy but worthless
  2. nonsense; rubbish

Origin: ME trompery < MFr tromperie < tromper, to deceive, cheat < ? tromper, to play the trumpet: see trump

adjective

showy but worthless; trashy; paltry
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