flummery

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.
2. isim A slightly tart, jelly-like food of Welsh origin, made from extensively boiling oats, then boiling down the liquid extracted from it.
3. isim Empty or meaningless talk, especially when used to flatter.
4. isim Pretentious trappings, useless ornaments used to impress.
5. isim Deceptive or blustering speech.

   “1940, Rex Stout, Over My Dead Body "Pfui! This is flummery!"”

6. ünlem An expression of contemptuous disbelief.