WINDOW DRESSING Definition & Meaning

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window dressing

the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store.
misrepresentation of something, so as to give a favorable impression:
The company's list of assets included a great deal of window dressing.

window-dressing

the ornamentation of shop windows, designed to attract customers
the pleasant, showy, or false aspect of an idea, policy, etc, which is stressed to conceal the real or unpleasant nature; façade

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First recorded in 1780–90

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That 1-percenter healthy living also comes with its fair share of window dressing.

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Those measures, Knox said, are “nonsense” and “window dressing” that “just underscore that there’s a public health risk.”

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But some campaigners for cleaner waters have criticised the new legislation, with one telling BBC News it amounted only to “window dressing”.

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That one-percenter healthy living also comes with its fair share of window dressing.

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“The BRE is currently a window dressing, and that cannot be the correct interpretation of the law,” Adams said.

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