tar·tuf·fery noun ortar·tuf·fer·ie\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ərē\ (pluraltartufferies) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French tartufferie, from tartuffe + -rie -ry : the character or behavior of a Tartuffe : hypocrisy < his chronicle of evasions, face-saving absurdities, and bureaucratic Tartufferies — Anthony West >