mummery

Plural: mummeries

Noun

• A ridiculous or showy performance; elaborate disguise.
• meaningless ceremonies and flattery
• Mumming; disguising oneself to perform as a mummer, or to take part in some other festivities or performance.
• A ridiculous or ostentatious ceremony, formerly especially of a religious nature; extravagant or hypocritical performance.

Examples

• His elaborate bluff about having no good tiles turned out to be pure mummery.

Synonyms

flummery