Flummery Definition
flŭmə-rē
flummeries
noun
flummeries
Any soft, easily eaten food.
Webster's New World
Meaningless flattery or silly talk.
Webster's New World
A sweet gelatinous pudding made by straining boiled oatmeal or flour.
American Heritage
A soft dessert of stewed, thickened fruit, often mixed with a grain such as rice.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
interjection
An expression of contemptuous disbelief.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Flummery
Noun
Singular:
flummery
Plural:
flummeriesOrigin of Flummery
Welsh llymru soft jelly from sour oatmeal
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Welsh llymru, a jelly derived from oatmeal
From Wiktionary
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