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flummery
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[ˈflʌm(ə)ri], (Noun)
Definitions:
- meaningless or insincere flattery or conventions
(e.g: she hated the flummery of public relations)
- a sweet dish made with beaten eggs, milk, sugar, and flavourings
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Origin
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early 17th century (denoting a dish made with oatmeal or wheatmeal boiled to a jelly): from Welsh llymru; perhaps related to llymrig ‘soft, slippery’
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