trumpery
Plural: trumperies
Noun
- Showy but worthless articles; trivial or deceptive things.
- nonsensical talk or writing
- ornamental objects of no great value
- Worthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk.
- Nonsense.
- Deceit; fraud.
Adj
- Gaudy but worthless.
Examples
- His opponent’s high-scoring word was revealed as ’trumpery’ after a successful challenge.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English trompery, from Middle French tromperie (“deceit”).
Synonyms
applesauce, codswallop, falderol, folderal, folderol, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, rubbish, trash, tripe, wish-wash
Scrabble Score: 15
trumpery: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtrumpery: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trumpery: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary