I subscribe to a "word of the day" thing where I get an email with a word definition and etymology. This was today's:

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trumpery

PRONUNCIATION:
(TRUHM-puh-ree)

MEANING:
noun:
1. Something showy but worthless.
2. Nonsense or rubbish.
3. Deceit; fraud; trickery.

ETYMOLOGY:
From French tromper (to deceive). Earliest documented use: 1481.
Talk about a candidate for the "Proper Name Club"!


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