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Definition of Flummery

Flummery
Flummery Flum"mer*y, n. [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.

Meaning of Flummery from wikipedia

- Flummery is a starch-based, sweet, soft dessert pudding which originated in Great Britain during the early modern period. The word has also been used for...
- Wurzel-Flummery is a play by A. A. Milne, which was performed for the first time in 1917, in London. It was the first play Milne wrote. He originally wrote...
- com. "Retro recipes from the thrifty fifties: flummery". bestrecipes.com.au. 21 October 2020. Flummery (Jelly Whip) Blaylock, Sarah Neil, Mark Roper (1)...
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- of redirect targets Custard – Semi-solid cooked mixture of milk and egg Flummery – Starch-based, sweet, soft dessert pudding Haupia – Polynesian coconut...
- dishes closely related to starch-solidified kissels are: rice pudding, flummery (British cuisine), Haferschleim (German), Lokum (Turkish), polenta (Italian)...
- called the plot "preposterous" but added, "It is still a delightful lot of flummery while it is going on, especially the major, central business of burglarizing...
- Challenge!" The Prince Herself (voice) Episodes: "Beverly Hills" & "The Flummery Tart" 2022 Uncensored Herself Episode: "Garcelle Beauvais" 2023 Vanderpump...
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