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Two definitions .... BOTH describe Trump (Original Post) some_of_us_are_sane 12 hrs ago OP
Two definitions of Trump RockRaven 12 hrs ago #1
RIGHT ON! some_of_us_are_sane 12 hrs ago #3
Definition of trumpery - it's spot on Intractable 12 hrs ago #2
His REAL some_of_us_are_sane 12 hrs ago #4

RockRaven

(19,406 posts)
1. Two definitions of Trump
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 03:45 PM
12 hrs ago

1) A surname for a clan of Bavarian-Scottish-American criminals,
and
2) An escape of gas from the bowels.

Intractable

(2,115 posts)
2. Definition of trumpery - it's spot on
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 03:53 PM
12 hrs ago
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpery

trumpery noun trum·​pery ˈtrəm-p(ə

1 a: worthless nonsense
b: trivial or useless articles : junk

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Trumpery derives from the Middle English trompery and ultimately from the Middle French tromper, meaning "to deceive." (You can see the meaning of this root reflected in the French phrase trompe-l'oeil-literally, "deceives the eye"-which in English refers to a style of painting with photographically realistic detail.) Trumpery first appeared in English in the mid-15th century with the meanings "deceit or fraud" (a sense that is now obsolete) and "worthless nonsense." Less than 100 years later, it was being applied to material objects of little or no value. The verb phrase trump up means "to concoct with the intent to deceive," but there is most likely no etymological connection between this phrase and trumpery.
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