EGAVE

flummery

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

mummery wurzel flummadiddle flumadiddle fool custard trifle sowens fudge fluff

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Word family

flummeries

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