Friday, 3 October 2025

Trumpery


Trumpery derives from the Middle English trompery and ultimately from the Middle French tromper, meaning "to deceive." Trumpery first appeared in English in the mid-15th century with the meanings "deceit or fraud" and "worthless nonsense." Less than 100 years later, it was being applied to material objects of little or no value.

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