foppery

fop·per·y

the actions, dress, etc. of a fop
pl. -·per·ies something foppish

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foppery

noun

pl. fop·per·ies

Foolish quality or action.
The dress or manner of a fop.

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Noun

(plural fopperies)

The dress or actions of a fop
Stupidity

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The passage about Marie Antoinette, which has since become a stock piece in books of recitation, seemed to Francis a mere piece of foppery; for was she not a Messalina and a jade?
You do not believe this fact, nor that these are my real feelings; but that the whole is affected, or as you express it, downright foppery.

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