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Flummery

🔄 Synonyms of "Flummery"

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Word	Definition
mummerynoun	(figuratively) A ridiculous or ostentatious ceremony, formerly especially of a religious nature; extravagant or hypocritical performance.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flummery"

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Word	Definition
mummerynoun	(figuratively) A ridiculous or ostentatious ceremony, formerly especially of a religious nature; extravagant or hypocritical performance.
wurzelnoun	A mangelwurzel.
flummadiddlenoun	Something completely nonsensical or ridiculous.
flumadiddlenoun	Alternative form of flummadiddle. [(US) A baked main course pudding consisting of stale bread, pork fat, molasses, and spices including cinnamon and allspice. It was a part of early American cuisine, especially in New England.]
foolnoun	(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
custardnoun	A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches, or eaten as a stand-alone dessert; egg custard.
triflenoun	(figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
sowensnoun	(Scotland) A food item made using the starch remaining on the inner husks of oats after milling
fudgenoun	(chiefly uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
fluffnoun	Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
messnoun	a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
puddingnoun	Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.
frumentynoun	(chiefly historical) A porridge made by boiling hulled wheat, typically with additional ingredients such as milk, egg yolks, and/or almond milk, traditionally served with venison or porpoise.
figgy-dowdynoun	A sort of sweet pudding, containing a large proportion of suet or pork fat, with raisins, currants and liquor.
flannoun	(chiefly US, Belize) A dessert of congealed custard, often topped with caramel, especially popular in Spanish-speaking countries.
flurrynoun	A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
mullnoun	(uncountable) Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
creamnoun	The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
cornflournoun	A flour for baking and cooking that is ground from corn (maize).
plum puddingnoun	A pudding, cooked by boiling or steaming, containing a large amount of dried fruit.