Trumpery

[Tranquillus in Exile]

I was glancing through the Concise Oxford Dictionary, as is my wont, when I noticed:

trumpery
n. Worthless finery; rubbish; nonsense.
a. Showy but worthless; delusive; shallow.
[f. OF tromper deceive]

That about says it all, I think, but if you want to add any more ...

 

[PoliTalker]

Hello Tranquillus in Exile,

I was glancing through the Concise Oxford Dictionary, as is my wont, when I noticed:

trumpery
n. Worthless finery; rubbish; nonsense.
a. Showy but worthless; delusive; shallow.
[f. OF tromper deceive]

That about says it all, I think, but if you want to add any more ...

Too funny!

Totally describes him.

Meriam Webster has it much the same.

"trumpery noun

trum·​pery | \ ˈtrəm-p(ə-)rē
Definition of trumpery

1a : worthless nonsense
b : trivial or useless articles : junk a wagon loaded with household trumpery— Washington Irving
2 archaic : tawdry finery"

It's all right there in the link

 

[PoliTalker]

So a trumpery is something insignificant, like a shrubbery...

 

[ThatOwlWoman]

I was glancing through the Concise Oxford Dictionary, as is my wont, when I noticed:

trumpery
n. Worthless finery; rubbish; nonsense.
a. Showy but worthless; delusive; shallow.
[f. OF tromper deceive]

That about says it all, I think, but if you want to add any more ...

How absolutely perfect!

 

[PoliTalker]

Somebody should show up at a rally and pass out buttons that say "We love Trumpery!"

Thousands would be circulated before they figured it out.

It would be like passing out the Russian flags at that early rally last time.