1. Meaningless or deceptive language; humbug.
2. 1. Any of several soft, sweet, bland foods, such as custard.
   2. A sweet gelatinous pudding made by straining boiled oatmeal or flour.
   3. A soft dessert of stewed, thickened fruit, often mixed with a grain such as rice.

[Welsh llymru, soft jelly from sour oatmeal.]

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