- flummery (n.)
[flummery 词源字典]
- 1620s, a type of coagulated food, from Welsh llymru "sour oatmeal jelly boiled with the husks," of uncertain origin. Later of a sweet dish in cookery (1747). Figurative use, of flattery, empty talk, is from 1740s.[flummery etymology, flummery origin, 英语词源]