flummery

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.
2. (countable, historical, specifically, uncountable) A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.
3. (countable, uncountable) Empty or meaningless talk, especially when used to flatter.
4. (countable, uncountable) Pretentious trappings, useless ornaments used to impress.
5. (countable, uncountable) Deceptive or blustering speech.

Intj

An expression of contemptuous disbelief.

Conceptes

farsa

bufonada

Sinònims

mummery

blandishment

blarney

flattery

folly

horseshit

humbug

mush

nonsense

silliness

soft soap

sweet talk

sycophancy

witlessness

moronism

bullcrap

adulation

bovine scatology

Traduccions

boş laf

Mehlspeise

Scheiß

💩

Quatsch mit Soße

Schmafu

Kuhscheiße

Quatsch

Bockmist

κουρκούτι

μαλακίες

σκατό

μωρία

conneries

coglionate

leere Schmeichelei

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈflʌməɹi/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Welsh llymru (“a sour jelly derived from boiled oatmeal”), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to llymrig (“slippery”).
For phonetic development, compare origin of Floyd.