Is trumpery a new word?

Is trumpery a new word?

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Word evolution never stops, and it’ll be interesting to see if Trump gives an already disparaging word a whole new odor—and perhaps a revised origin. Sometimes, trumpery gets a new spelling as Trumpery—to emphasize that it’s not just any trumpery, but trademarked Trumpery from the orange blowhard himself.

Q. What is the definition of trumpery?

1a : worthless nonsense. b : trivial or useless articles : junk a wagon loaded with household trumpery— Washington Irving.

Q. Where did the phrase trumped up come from?

Trumped-up was first recorded in the early 18th century, and it comes from the idiomatic trump up, “devise deceitfully or dishonestly.”

Q. Is trumpery a real word?

noun, plural trump·er·ies. something without use or value; rubbish; trash; worthless stuff. nonsense; twaddle: His usual conversation is pure trumpery.

Q. What does Shiftlessness mean?

1 : lacking in resourcefulness : inefficient. 2 : lacking in ambition or incentive : lazy shiftless freeloaders.

Q. What’s a word for a fake person?

1. imposter. The definition of an imposter is a fake or a copy, or someone who pretends to be someone/ something he isn’t.

Q. What is shiftless poor?

lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy. lacking in incentive, ambition, or aspiration.

Q. What is indolent mean?

1a : averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy. b : showing an inclination to laziness an indolent sigh.

Q. How do you use the word indolent?

Indolent in a Sentence ?

  1. Jackson lost his job because he was an indolent employee who did nothing but sleep at his desk all day.
  2. Because I enjoy being indolent, there is nothing I find more pleasant than relaxing in bed.
  3. My indolent daughter waited until the last possible day to start her lengthy research paper.

Q. What is an Envolent person?

Indolent is an adjective meaning slow or lazy. An indolent person is slow and lazy — not the type of person you’d want running your corporation or competing with you in a relay race. Doctors use the word indolent to describe medical conditions that are slow to progress.

Q. What does invalidating mean?

transitive verb. : to make invalid especially : to weaken or destroy the cogency of.

Q. What is the word for someone who is always sick?

The word is hypochondriac and they suffer from hypochondria.

Q. Why is a sick person called a patient?

Etymology. The word patient originally meant ‘one who suffers’. This English noun comes from the Latin word patiens, the present participle of the deponent verb, patior, meaning ‘I am suffering,’ and akin to the Greek verb πάσχειν (= paskhein, to suffer) and its cognate noun πάθος (= pathos).

Q. What is someone who believes in all religions?

Omnism is the recognition and respect of all religions or lack thereof; those who hold this belief are called omnists (or Omnists). However, it can also be seen as a way to accept the existence of various religions without believing in all that they profess to teach.

Q. What do you call someone who influences you?

Someone who is impressionable is easily influenced. An impressionable person can be greatly changed by his or her experiences — not always in a good way. When someone makes an impression on you, you remember them and are influenced by them.

Q. What makes someone an influential person?

Influential people move through life with purpose, conscious of their actions and of how others may perceive them. They focus on ways to create the impact they wish to have and achieve the outcomes they are aiming for. They give constructive feedback and show appreciation for hard work.

Q. What does it mean when someone has influence?

As a verb, influence typically means “to affect or change someone or something in an indirect but usually important way.” Something or someone that influences a person or thing, then, has an influence on that person or thing.

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