flummery
flum·mery
noun
1.
a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
2.
meaningless ceremonies and flattery
Origin
Borrowed from Welsh llymru (“a sour jelly derived from boiled oatmeal”), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to llymrig (“slippery”). For phonetic development, compare origin of Floyd.
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