coxcombry

(-kōm′rē)

noun pl. coxcombries

  1. silly conceit or foppery
  2. an instance of this

Origin: see coxcomb

See coxcombry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. cox·comb·ries
Behavior that is characteristic of or appropriate to a coxcomb; foppish conceit.
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