Trumpery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Showy but worthless finery; bric-a-brac.
  • n. Nonsense; rubbish.
  • n. Deception; trickery; fraud.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. worthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk
  • n. nonsense
  • adj. gaudy but of no value
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Deceit; fraud.
  • n. Something serving to deceive by false show or pretense; falsehood; deceit; worthless but showy matter; hence, things worn out and of no value; rubbish.
  • adj. Worthless or deceptive in character.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Deceit; fraud.
  • n. A showy thing of no intrinsic value; something intended to deceive by false show; worthless finery.
  • n. Useless stuff; rubbish; trash.
  • n. Nonsense; false or idle talk; foolishness.
  • Showy, but useless or unsubstantial; hence, trifling; worthless: as, trumpery ornaments.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. ornamental objects of no great value
  • n. nonsensical talk or writing
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    decoration    ornament    ornamentation    drivel    garbage   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    deceit    fraud    falsehood    rubbish    nonsense   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bauble    tinsel    finery    toggery    paltry