Associations to the word «Trumpery»

Wiktionary

TRUMPERY, noun. Worthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk
TRUMPERY, noun. Nonsense
TRUMPERY, noun. (obsolete) deceit; fraud
TRUMPERY, adjective. Gaudy but of no value

Dictionary definition

TRUMPERY, noun. Nonsensical talk or writing.
TRUMPERY, noun. Ornamental objects of no great value.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley