·noun Deceit; fraud.
II. Trumpery ·adj Worthless or deceptive in character.
III. Trumpery ·noun Something serving to deceive by false show or pretense; falsehood; deceit; worthless but showy matter; hence, things worn out and of no value; rubbish.
An old whore, or goods of no value; rubbish. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose