trump·er·y — ARCHAIC
- n. (pl. -er·ies) attractive articles of little value or use.
- <SPECIAL USAGE> practices or beliefs that are superficially or visually appealing but have little real value or worth.
- adj. showy but worthless: trumpery jewelry.
- <SPECIAL USAGE> delusive or shallow: that trumpery hope which lets us dupe ourselves.
<ORIGIN> late Middle English (denoting trickery): from Old French tromperie, from tromper ‘deceive’.
The New Oxford American Dictionary
Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. Between 2005 and 2007 I completed an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford. I worked for five years for the Canadian federal government, including completing the Accelerated Economist Training Program, and then completed a PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto in 2023.
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It appears that the name fits him just right.