trumpery n nonsensical talk or writing n ornamental objects of no great value Usage(s) The Equity charges, he announced, were "trumpery," the work of "publicity-starved" actors. Since the incident had been real and not a piece of propaganda trumpery, the Reds seemed almost to regard it as only a nuisance. Zinnemann's direction is occasional, his characters are trumpery and his actors obviously know it. Synonym(s) folderol rubbish tripe trash wish-wash applesauce codswallop folderal falderol frill gimcrackery gimcrack nonsense