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Spot-on definitions of "trumped-up" & "trumpery"
trumped-upadjective
1. spuriously devised; fraudulent; fabricated:
He was arrested on some trumped-up charge.
trumpery
1. something without use or value; rubbish; trash; worthless stuff.
2. nonsense; twaddle:
His usual conversation is pure trumpery.
3. Archaic. worthless finery.
adjective
4. of little or no value; trifling, worthless; rubbishy; trashy.
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