flummery
Kelime Anlamı :
1. anlamsız kompliman.
2. muhallebi gibi bir çeşit meyvalı ve yumurtalı tatlı.
3. tatlı/süslü yazı.
4. palavra.
5. unlu bir tatlı.
6. yulaf ezmeli yemek.
7. yaltaklanma.
8. tatsız şey.
9. keşkeğe veya bulgur pilavına benzer bir yemek.
10. boş lâf.
Tanımlar :
1.
meaningless or deceptive language; humbug.
2. any of several soft, sweet, bland foods, such as custard.
3. A sweet gelatinous pudding made by straining boiled oatmeal or flour.
4. A soft dessert of stewed, thickened fruit, often mixed with a grain such as rice.
2. any of several soft, sweet, bland foods, such as custard.
3. A sweet gelatinous pudding made by straining boiled oatmeal or flour.
4. A soft dessert of stewed, thickened fruit, often mixed with a grain such as rice.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour
2. empty or meaningless talk
3. deceptive or blustering speech; bullshit
4. an expression of contemptuous disbelief
2. empty or meaningless talk
3. deceptive or blustering speech; bullshit
4. an expression of contemptuous disbelief
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A light kind of food, formerly made of flour or meal; a sort of pap.
2. something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment; trash; unsubstantial talk of writing.
2. something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment; trash; unsubstantial talk of writing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
A sort of jelly made of flour or meal; pap.
2. in modern cookery, a name given to various light preparations of milk and flour with white of eggs, sweetened and flavored, and served with cream as a dessert.
3. A refuse product of wheaten starch manufactures.
4. mere nonsense; mere flattery; empty compliment.
2. in modern cookery, a name given to various light preparations of milk and flour with white of eggs, sweetened and flavored, and served with cream as a dessert.
3. A refuse product of wheaten starch manufactures.
4. mere nonsense; mere flattery; empty compliment.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1.
a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
2. meaningless ceremonies and flattery
2. meaningless ceremonies and flattery
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.