flummery
noun /ˈflʌməri/
/ˈflʌməri/
[uncountable]- ideas, statements or procedures that you think are silly or have no real meaning, especially praise that is silly or not sincere
废话；（尤指）无聊（或虚假）的恭维话 - She hated the flummery of public relations.
她讨厌公关工作中的虚夸恭维。
词源early 17th cent. (denoting a dish made with oatmeal or wheatmeal boiled to a jelly): from Welsh llymru; perhaps related to llymrig ‘soft, slippery’. - She hated the flummery of public relations.