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trumpery
ˈtrʌmp(ə)ri/
archaic

noun
noun: trumpery; plural noun: trumperies

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"

- practices or beliefs that are superficially or visually appealing but have little real value or worth.
"he exposed their ideals as trumpery"

adjective
adjective: trumpery

1.
showy but worthless.
"trumpery jewellery"
- delusive or shallow.
"that trumpery hope which lets us dupe ourselves"

Origin
late Middle English (denoting trickery): from Old French tromperie, from tromper ‘deceive’.