flummery

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empty or meaningless talk
A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour
deceptive or blustering speech; bullshit
an expression of contemptuous disbelief
{n} a spoonmeat made of milk and flour
custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs made from strained oatmeal and flour
Something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment; trash; unsubstantial talk of writing
A light kind of food, formerly made of flour or meal; a sort of pap
meaningless ceremonies and flattery
{i} any of a number of boiled bland foods (i.e. porridge, custard, pudding); empty compliments, flattery, nonsense
a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
flummery

    Hyphenation

    flum·me·ry

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'fl&m-rE, 'fl&-m&- ] (noun.) 1623. Welsh llymru, a jelly derived from oatmeal
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