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FLUMMERIES
Noun
flummeries
plural of flummery
Source: Wiktionary
FLUMMERY
Flum"mer*y, n. Etym: [W. llumru, or llumruwd, a kind of food made of oatmeal steeped in water until it has turned sour, fr. llumrig harsh, raw, crude, fr. llum sharp, severe.]
1. A light kind of food, formerly made of flour or meal; a sort of pap. Milk and flummery are very fit for children. Locke.
2. Something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment; trash; unsubstantial talk of writing. The flummery of modern criticism. J. Morley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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