flummery
noun[U]
uk/ˈflʌm.ər.i/us/ˈflʌm.ɚ.i/disapproving
praiseor otherpolitespeechorbehaviourthat is notsincereand does not reallymeananything:
空洞的恭维话Theselettersarefullof the mostornatediplomaticflummery.这些信件充满了华丽的恭维之词。
asweetsoftfoodpopularin the past, made withmilkorcream,sugarand otheringredientssuch asoats(= atypeofgrain),gelatine(= asubstanceused to makejelly),eggs, orfruit
小麦（或燕麦）粥（旧时的一种常见食物）Praising insincerely or too eagerly
- backhanded compliment
- bootlicker
- bow and scrapeidiom
- crawler
- creep
- fawn
- glad-handing
- grovel
- hagiographic
- idealization
- idealize
- obsequious
- people pleaser
- play up tosomeone
- schmooze
- servile
- slobber
- toady
- toadying
- unctuous
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