euphuism

It contains a good deal of honest fun and a notable lack of Euphuism.

It has never wholly recovered from the euphuism--to use the word in its widest sense--of the late sixteenth century.

Euphuism, ū′fū-izm, n. an affected and bombastic style of language: a high-flown expression.

She had been formerly sharp in her condemnation of the Countess—her affectedness, her euphuism, and her vulgarity.