trumpery

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'He does not want such trumpery, my dear, though you make such a work with it.'

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  1. noun Showy but worthless finery; bric-a-brac.
  2. noun Nonsense; rubbish.
  3. noun Deception; trickery; fraud.

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  1. Middle English trompery, deceit, from Old French tromperie, from tromper, to deceive.

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  1. from French tromperie, from tromper, deceive: see trump.
 

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/ˈtrəmpəri/
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