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JohnnyRingo

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1. The online dictionary isn't better

Reply to Sector 001 (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 04:03 PM

Mar 2025

[ truhm-puh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)

noun
plural trumperies.

something without use or value; rubbish; trash; worthless stuff.
nonsense; twaddle:
His usual conversation is pure trumpery.

Archaic. worthless finery.

The exact opposite of what he thinks his name means.

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Trumpery [View all] Sector 001 Mar 2025 OP

The online dictionary isn't better JohnnyRingo Mar 2025 #1

trump used to mean a good or decent person, mwmisses4289 Mar 2025 #2