- a rustling or swishing, as of a silk skirt
- Informal excessive ornateness or affected elegance
Origin of froufrou
Fr; echoicfroufrou
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froufrou
also frou-frou
noun
- Fussy or showy dress or ornamentation.
- A rustling sound, as of silk.
adjective
Fussy or showy in dress or ornamentation: “The cutesy, froufrou baby clothes of the past were tacky and foolish-looking” ( Susan Gregory Thomas )
Origin of froufrou
French of imitative originTHE 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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