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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"trumpery"...its a real word and it means............
noun
noun: trumpery; plural noun: trumperies
1.
attractive articles of little value or use.
practices or beliefs that are superficially or visually appealing but have little real value or worth.
adjective
adjective: trumpery
1.
showy but worthless.
"trumpery jewelry"
seriously...go look it up.
Using it in a sentence....The Donald has perfected trumpery.
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"trumpery"...its a real word and it means............ (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
Sep 2015
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WDIM
(1,662 posts)1. That definition sums up his campaign. nt.
Solomon
(12,310 posts)2. yeah but there's nothing
attractive about the man.
yodermon
(6,143 posts)3. OMG send this to berke breathed n/t
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)11. See this
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)4. Wow! Great catch.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)8. Credit goes to Juanita Jean
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)5. He should be named Donald Trumpery
He's showy but worthless...or is he just a worthless showoff?
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)9. Actually, his family name is...Drumpf. ...........true story.
Trumps grandfathers name was Drumpf. which he changed to Trump in 1892!
Trumps (grandfather) father Friedrich Drumpf immigrated to New York City in 1885 and worked as a barber for six years, becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1892
I typed in (grandfather.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Trump
Trumps family has only been in this country since 1885!
Trumps (grandfather) father Friedrich Drumpf immigrated to New York City in 1885 and worked as a barber for six years, becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1892
I typed in (grandfather.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Trump
Trumps family has only been in this country since 1885!
Found in a comment with wiki link on Juanita Jean.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)6. He's definately perfected whatthefuckery!
"An act that causes every spectator in the vicinity to say what the F*#k in unison. "
snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)7. Probably related to the term "trumped up".
Octafish
(55,745 posts)10. Trumpery
It wasn't the airplanes. It was trumpery killed the beast.