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