trumpery
noun
[ ˈtrʌmp(ə)ri ]
• attractive articles of little value or use.
• "None of your woollen drapery, nor linen drapery, nor any of your frippery or trumpery. I hate ostentation"
Similar:
trinkets,
baubles,
cheap finery,
knick-knacks,
ornaments,
bibelots,
gewgaws,
gimcracks,
trumpery
adjective
• showy but worthless.
• "trumpery jewellery"
Similar:
showy,
gaudy,
garish,
vulgar,
tasteless,
worthless,
valueless,
cheap,
tawdry,
shoddy,
meretricious,
Brummagem,
flashy,
flash,
trashy,
tacky,
rubbishy,
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting trickery): from Old French tromperie, from tromper ‘deceive’.
