trumpery

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English trompery, from Middle French tromperie (“deceit”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɹʌmpəɹi/ Hyphenation: trump‧ery === Noun === trumpery (plural trumperies) Worthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk. Nonsense. (obsolete) Deceit; fraud. 1640, Richard Greenwey, The Annales of Cornelius Tacitus. The Description of Germanie, publ. by Richard Whitaker, 182. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === trumpery (not comparable) Gaudy but worthless. 1954, Anthony Buckeridge, According to Jennings, London: William Collins, Sons, OCLC 255905255; republished London: Stratus Books, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7551-0165-8, page 136: “Of all the trumpery moonshine!” Mr Wilkins exploded. “What do you think you're playing at, Jennings!” === References ===