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Definition of Trumpery
1. Noun. Nonsensical talk or writing.
Generic synonyms: Drivel, Garbage
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
2. Noun. Ornamental objects of no great value.
Generic synonyms: Decoration, Ornament, Ornamentation
Definition of Trumpery
1. n. Deceit; fraud.
2. a. Worthless or deceptive in character.
Definition of Trumpery
1. Noun. worthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk ¹
2. Noun. nonsense ¹
3. Adjective. gaudy but of no value ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trumpery
1. worthless finery [n -ERIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trumpery
Literary usage of Trumpery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Select Glossary of English Words Used Formerly in Senses Different from by Richard Chenevix Trench (1865)
"trumpery. That which is deceitful is without any worth; and ' trumpery,' which
was at first deceit, fraud (tromperie), is now anything which is worthless ..."
2. Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe (1895)
"... thrown into the common graves of every parish with these hellish charms and
trumpery hanging about their necks, remains to be spoken of as we go along. ..."
3. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"Something fallaciously splendid, or of less value than it seems ; falsehood ;
trifles. The trumpery in my house bring hither, For state to catch these ..."
4. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"trumpery bits of brass, (2 Kings xviii. 4.) Naiad«. Nymphs of lakes, fountains,
rivers, and streams. (Classical mythology. ..."
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