trumped-up

English

Etymology

From the past participle form of the phrasal verb to trump up

Adjective

trumped-up (comparative more trumped-up, superlative most trumped-up)

Faked, fabricated or falsely manufactured; usually in the phrase trumped-up charges referring to legal accusation of questionable veracity made for illegitimate reasons.

Translations

falsely manufactured

German: erdichtet (de), ausgedacht (de), erfunden (de)

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