Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Flummery \Flum"mer*y\, n. [W. llumru, or llumruwd, a kind of
   food made of oatmeal steeped in water until it has turned
   sour, fr. llumrig harsh, raw, crude, fr. llum sharp, severe.]
   1. A light kind of food, formerly made of flour or meal; a
      sort of pap.

            Milk and flummery are very fit for children.
                                                  --Locke.

   2. Something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment;
      trash; unsubstantial talk of writing.

            The flummery of modern criticism.     --J. Morley.

Source : WordNet®

flummery
     n 1: a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
     2: meaningless ceremonies and flattery [syn: {mummery}]