Definitions for trumpery
ˈtrʌm pə ritrumpe·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallopnoun

   nonsensical talk or writing

2. folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumperynoun

   ornamental objects of no great value

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trumperynoun

   worthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk

2. trumperynoun

   nonsense

3. trumperyadjective

   gaudy but of no value

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trumperynoun

   Etymology: tromperie, French, a cheat.

   1. Something fallaciously splendid; something of less value than it seems.

   The trumpery in my house bring hither,
   For state to catch these thieves. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   2. Falsehood; empty talk.

   Breaking into parts the story of the creation, and delivering it over in a mystical sense, wrapping it up mixed with other their own trumpery, they have sought to obscure the truth thereof. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.

   3. Something of no value; trifles.

   Embrio’s and idiots, eremits and friars,
   White, black, and grey, with all their trumpery. John Milton.

   Another cavity of the head was stuffed with billetdoux, pricked dances, and other trumpery of the same nature. Addison.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trumpery

   Trumpery refers to practices or beliefs that are superficially or visually appealing but lack real value or worth, deceptive, or fraudulent. It is something that is showy but worthless or meaningless. The word's historical derogatory meaning has been recently associated with former U.S. President Donald Trump, due to perceived similarities with his political practices. Imported from Old French in the 15th century, the term originally meant "deceit" or "fraud," and derives from the Middle English word "trumpery," meaning 'deceit, fraud, imposture, trickery'.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Trumperynoun

   deceit; fraud

2. Trumperynoun

   something serving to deceive by false show or pretense; falsehood; deceit; worthless but showy matter; hence, things worn out and of no value; rubbish

3. Trumperyadjective

   worthless or deceptive in character

Matched Categories

1. • Drivel
   • Ornamentation

How to pronounce trumpery?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of trumpery in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of trumpery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of trumpery in a Sentence

1. George Bernard Shaw:

   Popular Christianity has for its emblem a gibbet, for its chief sensation a sanginary execution after torture, for its central mystery is an insane vengeance bought off by a trumpery expiation. But there is a nobler and profounder Christianity which affirms the sacred mystery of equality and forbids the glaring futility and folly of vengeance.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=trumpery
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Trumpery
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=trumpery
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpery