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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 flum·mery /ˈflʌmri, ˈflʌmə-/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Flum·mer·y n.
 1. A light kind of food, formerly made of flour or meal; a sort of pap.
    Milk and flummery are very fit for children.   --Locke.
 2. Something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment; trash; unsubstantial talk of writing.
    The flummery of modern criticism.   --J. Morley.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 flummery
      n 1: a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
      2: meaningless ceremonies and flattery [syn: mummery]