mapperyn.
/ˈmapəri/, U.S. /ˈmæpəri/ rare.
The use of maps. In extended use (depreciative): planning and theorizing as opposed to action.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > futile activity
vanity1303
superfluitya1398
mappery1609
waste-time1609
tautology1639
boondoggling1935
taradiddle1970
1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida i. iii. 205 They call this bed-worke, mappry [1623 Mapp'ry], Closet warre. View more context for this quotation
1840 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 7 411 Protocols..and what not, the mere mappery and paper projection of what has had, or may have, some relation to a deed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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