trumpery

trump·er·y

T0390000 (trŭm′pə-rē) n. pl. trump·er·ies 1. Showy but worthless finery; bric-a-brac. 2. Nonsense; rubbish. 3. Deception; trickery; fraud.

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[Middle English trompery, deceit, from Middle French tromperie, from tromper, to deceive, from Old French se tromper de (quelqu'un), to deceive, mock (literally, "to play (someone) like a trumpet"), from tromper, to play the trumpet, from trompe, horn, trumpet; see trumpet.]

trumpery

(ˈtrʌmpərɪ) n, pl -eries1. foolish talk or actions2. a useless or worthless article; trinketadjuseless or worthless[C15: from Old French tromperie deceit, from tromper to cheat]

trump•er•y

(ˈtrʌm pə ri)

n., pl. -ries,
adj. n. 1. something without use or value. 2. nonsense; twaddle. 3. Archaic. worthless finery. adj. 4. of little or no value; worthless; rubbishy. [1425–75; late Middle English trompery deceit < Middle French tromperie=tromp(er) to deceive (Middle French: to trifle, play with, orig., to play the trumpet; see trump²) + -erie -ery]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trumpery - nonsensical talk or writingcodswallop, folderol, rubbish, tripe, wish-wash, applesauce, trashdrivel, garbage - a worthless messagejargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
	2.	trumpery - ornamental objects of no great valuefalderol, folderal, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, frilldecoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify

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