Trumpery - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtrʌmpərɪ|  American pronunciation of the word trumpery
Brit.  |ˈtrʌmp(ə)rɪ|  British pronunciation of the word trumpery

noun

- nonsensical talk or writing (syn: applesauce, codswallop, folderol, rubbish, trash, tripe, wish-wash)
- ornamental objects of no great value (syn: falderol, frill, gimcrack, nonsense)

Extra examples

...claims for weight-loss products that are based much more on Madison-Avenue trumpery than on bariatric science...

It seems a trumpery quarrel, as to who should beg each other's pardon first.

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