লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।
এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।
flummery
This term carries a strong sense of insincerity and superficiality. When used to describe speech, it suggests a sugary, cloying quality that masks a lack of substance, similar to how a sweet pudding might mask a bland base. It is typically used in a critical or dismissive tone to describe political rhetoric or excessive praise that feels manufactured.
As a mass noun in its figurative sense, flummery is uncountable and cannot be pluralized to describe multiple instances of deceptive talk. To quantify it, one must use partitive constructions such as a piece of flummery or a bit of flummery. In its culinary sense, it functions as a standard uncountable substance unless referring to specific types or servings of the dish.
Meanings
Empty, flattering, or deceptive talk used to deceive or manipulate someone.
Examples
Stop this flummery and tell me the truth about the budget.
The old cookbook describes a simple flummery made from oatmeal and milk.
I have no patience for the political flummery of the campaign trail.
She served a chilled flummery topped with fresh berries for dessert.
His speech was nothing but flummery designed to appease the crowd.
The Victorian children enjoyed a bowl of warm flummery on winter mornings.
Enough with the flummery, just give me a straight answer.
The court was filled with the flummery of sycophants seeking favor.