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Webster 1913 Edition
Flummery
Flum′mer-y
,Noun.
[W.
llumru
, or llumruwd
, a kind of food made of oatmeal steeped in water until it has turned sour, fr. llumrig
harsh, raw, crude, fr. llum
sharp, severe.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Flummery
FLUM'MERY
,Noun.
1.
A sort of jelly made of flour or meal; pap.Milk and flummery are very fit for children.
2.
In vulgar use, any thing insipid or nothing to the purpose; flattery.