trumpery

n., pl., -ies.

1. Showy but worthless finery; bric-a-brac.
2. Nonsense; rubbish.
3. Deception; trickery; fraud.

[Middle English trompery, deceit, from Old French tromperie, from tromper, to deceive.]

worthless nonsense; trivial or useless articles: junk

IN BRIEF: Ornamental objects of no great value.

Embryos and idiots, eremites and friars White, black, and grey, with all their trumpery. — John Milton (1608-1674)

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: nonsensical talk or writing
  Synonyms: folderol, rubbish, tripe, trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop

Meaning #2: ornamental objects of no great value
  Synonyms: falderal, folderol, frills, gimcrackery, gimcracks, nonsense

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The adjective trumpery has one meaning:

Meaning #1: gaudy and showy but valueless
  Synonym: tinsel

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