flummery
noun (plural flummeries)
1 empty compliments; nonsense: she hated the flummery of public relations
2 a sweet dish, typically made with beaten eggs, sugar, and flavorings.
Origin:
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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Joe complemented his neighbor, Ted, for the excellent stuff available at the yard sale (aka rummage sale, garage sale, tag sale).
Ted failed to comprehend the
flummery because he really thought the paint would sell.
Ted did go home and he had some excellent custard dessert in a bowl his wife bought at the sale.
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