Noun: mummery mú-mu-ree
- Meaningless ceremonies and flattery
"The diplomat grew tired of the mummery at formal state dinners";
- flummery
- (historical) medieval folk entertainment featuring mummers performing in masks or disguise
"The village celebrated Christmas with traditional mummery performances"
Derived forms: mummeries
Type of: bunk [informal], hokum [informal], meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality
Encyclopedia: Mummery, John