Tony Grist (poliphilo) wrote,
Tony Grist
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An Old Word That Has Acquired A Certain Contemporary Resonance

trumpery
ˈtrʌmp(ə)ri/<input ... >
archaic
noun

  1. 1.
    attractive articles of little value or use.
    "None of your woollen drapery, nor linen drapery, nor any of your frippery or trumpery. I hate ostentation"
    synonyms: trinkets, baubles, cheap finery, knick-knacks, ornaments, bibelots,gewgaws, gimcracks
    "tables piled with all sorts of trumpery"



adjective

  1. 1.
    showy but worthless.
    "trumpery jewellery

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  • Outside Jobs

    The sun came out yesterday. So I... Swept the garage, swept up the leaves that had accumulated and turned sodden in various nooks and…

  • The Days Of Our Years...

    A big party had been mooted for my 70th. It would probably have involved everyone dressing up as pirates. But then the pandemic happened. There…

  • Entering The 8th Decade

    When I was young I used to picture myself at 70 as a tweedy old scholar with leather patches on my elbows. But nobody wears leather patches any…