mummery, flummery
(noun) meaningless ceremonies and flattery
flummery
(noun) a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flummery (plural flummeries)
A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.
(historical, specifically) A slightly tart, jelly-like food of Welsh origin, made from extensively boiling oats, then boiling down the liquid extracted from it.
Empty or meaningless talk, especially when used to flatter.
pretentious trappings, useless ornaments used to impress.
Deceptive or blustering speech.
flummery
An expression of contemptuous disbelief.
Source: Wiktionary
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
21 December 2024
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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
