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View synonyms for trumped-up

trumped-up

[ truhmpt-uhp ]

adjective

  1. spuriously devised; fraudulent; fabricated:

    He was arrested on some trumped-up charge.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of trumped-up1

1720–30; special use of trump 1; -ed 2

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