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trumped-up

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. trumped-up (adjective)
  2. trump up (verb)

trumped–up

adj \ˈtrəm(p)t-ˈəp\

Definition of TRUMPED-UP

: fraudulently concocted : spurious <trumped–up charges>
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First Known Use of TRUMPED-UP

1728

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