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foofaraw definition

☆ foo·fa·raw (fo̵̅o̅′fə rô′)

noun

  1. unnecessary things added for show; frills
  2. stir or fuss over something trivial

Etymology: altered < Fr fanfaron, a swaggering < Sp fanfarrón: see fanfaronade

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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