mummery
/ˈmʌməri/
noun
- A performance or ceremony that is silly, pretentious, or without real meaning.
- I have no patience for the mummery of office politics.
- The awards show was just mummery, with all the fake speeches and dramatic pauses.
- The ritual seemed like empty mummery to the outsiders.
- The art or practice of performing as a mummer; a traditional masked play or mime.
- She studied the history of mummery and its role in folk culture.
- The children enjoyed the simple mummery of the traveling players.
- The festival featured mummery that dated back to medieval times.
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