trumpery (redirected from trumperies)

trump·er·y  (trmp-r)

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 Old French tromperie, from tromper, to deceive.]

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trumpery [ˈtrʌmpərɪ]

n pl -eries

1. foolish talk or actions

2. a useless or worthless article; trinket

adj

useless or worthless

[from Old French tromperie deceit, from tromper to cheat]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trumpery - nonsensical talk or writing codswallop, folderol, rubbish, tripe, wish-wash, applesauce, trash drivel, garbage - a worthless message jargon, 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 value falderol, folderal, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, frill decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify

Translations

trumpery [ˈtrʌmpərɪ]

A. ADJ (= frivolous) → frívolo; (= valueless) → inútil, sin valor; (= insignificant) → sin importancia; (= trashy) → de relumbrón

B. N → oropel m

trumpery

n → Plunder m no pl; (= ornaments) → Kitsch m; (= jewellery) → Flitterkram m; (= nonsense) → Unsinn m

adj → billig; ornaments also → kitschig