trumpery
[noun]
Synonyms: nonsense, bilge, bunkum, bushwa, claptrap, double-talk, flimflam, hokum, malarkey, twaddle
[adjective]
Synonyms: cheap, base, cheesy, common, mean, paltry, poor, rubbishy, shoddy, trashy

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I. trumpery adjective

1. looking expensive but actually of little value

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II. trumpery noun

1. objects of little value
   Word Originlate Middle English (denoting trickery): from Old French tromperie, from tromper ‘deceive’.

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