A fork of Rural Dictionary
1. The opposite of diplomacy.
2. Delusions of adequacy.
"Did you hear the president picked a fight with Australia? That's some real grade-A trumpery right there."
something showy but worthless and unethical
President Trump is the best at trumpery
"Get outta here with that trumpery"
"The Fuck kinda trumpery is this?"
trumpery ˈtrʌmp(ə)ri
noun (pl. trumperies)
practices or beliefs that are superficially or visually appealing but have little real value or worth. he exposed their ideals as trumpery. theatrical trumpery. as modifier : that trumpery hope which lets us dupe ourselves.
adjective
showy but worthless: trumpery jewellery.
delusive or shallow: that trumpery hope which lets us dupe ourselves.
cite: author: Stephen Fry, anti-Trump extraordinaire.
He exposed their ideals as trumpery.
That trumpery hope which lets us dupe ourselves.
Trumpery (noun): the use of outright lies, political smeers, bait and switch tactics, demagoguery, deflection, namecalling, political shell games, blameshifting, threats, fearmongering and any side show-con man methods to try to shield oneself from prosecution as a traitor, criminal, liar, fool, madman, and/or imbecile.
All the Trumpery coming from the White House is a threat to our democracy.