trumped-up
adjEtymology From the past participle form of the phrasal verb trump up.
1
Faked, fabricated or falsely manufactured.
- These trumped-up charges are unfair to the defendant.
adj
Etymology From the past participle form of the phrasal verb trump up.
Faked, fabricated or falsely manufactured.
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