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TRUMPERY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1 ... a ... worthless nonsense ... b ... trivial or useless articles : junk ... a wagon loaded with household trumpery ... Washington Irving ... 2 ... archaic ... tawdry finery. www.merriam-webster.com
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TRUMPERY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
something without use or value; rubbish; trash; worthless stuff. nonsense; twaddle. His usual conversation is pure trumpery. Archaic., worthless finery. www.dictionary.com
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The Definition of 'Trumpery' | Snopes.com
The English word "trumpery," which derives from a French word meaning "to deceive," is defined in the dictionary as "showy but worthless.". www.snopes.com
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trumpery
trumpery, n. (a.) (ˈtrʌmpərɪ) Forms: 5–6 trompery(e, (6 tromperey, troumperie, trumprie), 6–7 tromp-, trumperie, 6– trumpery. [a. F. tromperie (14th c. in Godef. Compl.), f. tromper trump v.2: see -ery 1.] † 1. Deceit, fraud, imposture, trickery. Obs.1456 Sir G. Haye Law Arms (S.T.S.) 226 Sa that th... Oxford English Dictionary
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Trumpery - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Pretty or fancy objects that are completely useless can be called trumpery. Your huge collection of animal salt and pepper shakers is nothing but trumpery. www.vocabulary.com
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trumpery - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Noun · Worthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk. · c. · Nonsense. · 1698, Robert South, “The Lineal Descent of Jesus of Nazareth from David by his Blessed Mother ... en.wiktionary.org
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trumpery
trumpery/ˈtrʌmpərɪ; `trʌmpərɪ/ adj[attrib 作定语](dated derog 旧, 贬) showy but of little value 花哨而无价值的 trumpery ornaments 不值钱的花哨饰物. 牛津英汉双解词典
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trumpery, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more
OED's earliest evidence for trumpery is from 1481, in a translation by William Caxton, printer, merchant, and diplomat. trumpery is a borrowing from French. www.oed.com
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TRUMPERY definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
trumpery in American English · 1. something without use or value; rubbish; trash; worthless stuff · 2. nonsense; twaddle. His usual conversation is pure ... www.collinsdictionary.com
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Understanding Trumpery: The Worthless Yet Appealing | TikTok
27.4K Likes, 816 Comments. TikTok video from Bevspeaks vocabulary builder (@bevspeaks): “Discover the meaning of 'trumpery' and how it ... www.tiktok.com
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Where the dictionary truly makes sense. (op: beverlymahone) | Cory ...
Trumpery is a noun and it means it looks good. It's showy but it's worthless. Now, Trumpery has French roots and in French, it means deceit. www.facebook.com
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A.Word.A.Day --trumpery - Wordsmith.org
noun: 1. Something showy but worthless. 2. Nonsense or rubbish. 3. Deceit; fraud; trickery. ETYMOLOGY: From French tromper (to deceive). wordsmith.org
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Andreas P. Pittler
In March 2011 the fourth Bronstein-novel "Tinnef" (Trumpery) was published, for which he was nominated for the "Friedrich Glauser-Prize" for crime novels wikipedia.org
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Fulfilment (radio play)
Premise According to the ABC Weekly, Mary Reibey has gone down in Australian history as a girl who was transported from England for the trumpery offence wikipedia.org
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extrumpery
exˈtrumpery, adv. Also 6 extrumpere. [A humorous perversion of extempore adv.] = extempore adv., with allusion to trumpery.1583 Stanyhurst æneis Ded. (Arb.) 8 Certeyn pild verses clowted vp extrumpere. 1589 Nashe M.'s Months minde 14 Such praiers only as themselues make Ex trumperie. Oxford English Dictionary
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