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Definition of trumpery noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trumpery

noun
 
/ˈtrʌmpəri/
 
/ˈtrʌmpəri/
[uncountable] (old-fashioned)
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  1. objects of little value
    Word Originlate Middle English (denoting trickery): from Old French tromperie, from tromper ‘deceive’.
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