flummery
noun
flum·mery
ˈflə-mə-rē 
ˈfləm-rē
plural flummeries
1
a
: a soft jelly or porridge made with flour or meal
b
: any of several sweet desserts
2
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In all its flummery, the coronation represents less the genuine grandeur and might that once undergirded the British monarchy, and more the obscure anachronisms that help the monarchy endear itself to a 21st century public.
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Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
The sit-down buffet supper will feature menu items from the era including chicken marsala, salad, chicken fettucine, shepherd's pie, flummery and trifle.
—Jan Lugenbuhl, NOLA.com, 25 Apr. 2018
In the end, the United States wasn’t willing to fight Russia over South Ossetia, no matter how great Saakashvili’s gift for flummery.
—Sophie Pinkham, New Republic, 26 Sep. 2017
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Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
The sit-down buffet supper will feature menu items from the era including chicken marsala, salad, chicken fettucine, shepherd's pie, flummery and trifle.
—Jan Lugenbuhl, NOLA.com, 25 Apr. 2018
In the end, the United States wasn’t willing to fight Russia over South Ossetia, no matter how great Saakashvili’s gift for flummery.
—Sophie Pinkham, New Republic, 26 Sep. 2017
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“Flummery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flummery. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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