- unnecessary things added for show; frills
- stir or fuss over something trivial
Origin of foofaraw
altered from French fanfaron, a swaggering from Spanish fanfarrón: see fanfaronadefoofaraw
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foofaraw
noun
- Excessive or flashy ornamentation.
- A fuss over a trifling matter.
Origin of foofaraw
Probably from Spanish fanfarrón boaster ; see fanfaronade . and from French frou-frou rustling ( of imitative origin )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural foofaraws)
- Overly excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.
- Fuss over something of little importance.
Origin
First attested in the 1930s, of uncertain origin.
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