Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈflʌməɹi/
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ˈflʌməɹi
Noun
A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.
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A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour. A slightly tart, jelly-like food of Welsh origin, made from extensively boiling oats, then boiling down the liquid extracted from it.
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Empty or meaningless talk, especially when used to flatter.
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Pretentious trappings, useless ornaments used to impress.
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Deceptive or blustering speech.
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- Examples
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1940, Rex Stout, Over My Dead Body "Pfui! This is flummery!"
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This is the twentieth century, for what it’s worth. It’s not the age of reason, or even the nineteenth century, it’s the era of flummery, and the day of the devious approach. Reason’s gone into the backrooms where it works to devise means by which people can be induced to emote in the desired direction.
Interjection
An expression of contemptuous disbelief.
Noun
a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
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meaningless ceremonies and flattery
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