18 September 2015

trumpery

[truhm-puh-ree]

noun, plural trumperies.

1. something without use or value; rubbish; trash; worthless stuff.
2. nonsense; twaddle:
His usual conversation is pure trumpery.
3. Archaic. worthless finery.
adjective
4. of little or no value; trifling, worthless; rubbishy; trashy.

Origin of trumpery
late Middle English Middle French
1425-1475; late Middle English trompery deceit < Middle French tromperie, equivalent to tromp (er) to deceive + -erie -ery

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Historical Examples

“Locksley, have none of this trumpery prize,” cried he, in loud anger.
Robin Hood
Paul Creswick

But I might have known that she could not, all at once, wean herself from the trumpery.
The Bacillus of Beauty
Harriet Stark

The trumpery thing had seemed a sign to them, and now the sign was broken.
Tristram of Blent
Anthony Hope

Anagram

merry put

Today’s quote

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

– Marcus Tullius Cicero

On this day

18 September 1873 – ‘The panic of 1873’ – a severe economic crisis in Europe and the United States caused by a drop in demand for silver following Germany’s decision to abandon the silver standard after the Franco-Prussian Wars. ‘The Panic’ lasted until 1879. It was known as the ‘Great Depression’, until the financial crisis of the 1930s.

18 September 1965 – ‘Get Smart’ premieres on U.S. television.

18 September 1970 – death of Jimi Hendrix. American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He was 27. Born 27 November 1942