Trumpery

See also: trumpery

English

Etymology

From Trump +‎ -ery, especially as a pun on trumpery.

Noun

Trumpery (uncountable)

1. (usually derogatory) The beliefs and practices of former US president Donald Trump.
   • 1988 February 1, Louis Menand, “The Triumph of Trumpery”, in The New Republic‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: Republic Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-07:

     "Trump: The Art of the Deal" (fresh drumroll, please) is more forthcoming about the first wing of the Trump attack than it is about the second. The reason goes to the dark heart of Trumpery: the book is itself a craftily designed piece of public relations. That a businessman should thus use himself as a sales gimmick is hardly a crime against literature. But "The Art of the Deal" does deserve at least a warning label.

   • 2018 August 28, David Astle, “Wordplay: OK cracy-ness rules, OK?”, in The Sydney Morning Herald‎^[2], Sydney, NSW: Nine Entertainment, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-08-31:

     In American alone, after 18 months of trumpery, the editors of Merriam-Webster are still playing catch-up. If new terms aren't being hatched, like narcissocracy or pluto-populism, then recent inventions (infoganda, feardom, Spinnish) are fast gaining traction.

   • 2022 May 25, Dahlia Lithwick, quoting Norm Eisen, “The Four Boxes to Defeat Trumpery”, in Slate‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-16:

     So American people are going to be called on. I think they'll repudiate Trumpery. That's why I think Trump has to be front and center. I'm not in agreement with the people who say, "No, never talk about Trump." He needs to be discussed. Trumpery, not Trump, Trumpery needs to be a part of every conversation. The 2024 election is going to be a referendum on both Trump and Trumpery, because if he's alive, he's running.

   • 2024 February 8, Dan Hannan, “When the Republicans get back to normal, Trump and Trumpery will pass”, in Washington Examiner‎^[4], Washington, D.C.: MediaDC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-03-28:

     Trumpery is like a virus in a zombie movie, infecting the unlikeliest think-tankers, politicians, and columnists. People you have down as solid Reaganites will suddenly, like the ravening monsters in those films, start telling you that tariffs are a terrific negotiating tool or that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is more dangerous than Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Usage notes

• Often used punningly in reference to the older term trumpery (“worthless ornaments, nonsense”).