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flummery
Flummery (noun) means a soft, custard-like dish, often made from stewed fruit thickened with oats, cornflour or plain flour.
noun
1
A soft, custard-like dish, often made from stewed fruit thickened with oats, cornflour or plain flour.
2
A slightly sour, jelly-like Welsh dish made by boiling oats and thickening the liquid from them.
3
Vacuous or insincere talk, particularly when it is meant to flatter.
4
Showy, pointless decoration meant to impress.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh llymru (“a sour jelly derived from boiled oatmeal”), of uncertain origin, though perhaps related to llymrig (“slippery”); for its phonetic development, compare the origin of Floyd.
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What is the meaning of flummery?
"flummery" (noun) means a soft, custard-like dish, often made from stewed fruit thickened with oats, cornflour or plain flour.
What is another word for flummery?
Other words for "flummery" include mummery.
What is the opposite of flummery?
Opposites of "flummery" include sense, reason.
What are the different meanings of flummery?
"flummery" has 3 main meanings: 1. A soft, custard-like dish, often made from stewed fruit thickened with oats, cornflour or plain flour; 2. A slightly sour, jelly-like Welsh dish made by boiling oats and thickening the liquid from them; 3. Vacuous or insincere talk, particularly when it is meant to flatter.
