Associations to the word «Flummery»

Wiktionary

FLUMMERY, noun. A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.
FLUMMERY, noun. Empty or meaningless talk.
FLUMMERY, noun. Deceptive or blustering speech; bullshit.
FLUMMERY, interjection. An expression of contemptuous disbelief

Dictionary definition

FLUMMERY, noun. A bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal.
FLUMMERY, noun. Meaningless ceremonies and flattery.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis