Vocabularium

This is yet another of those fun words I so love, and this one comes with the added bonus of an unknown origin.

foofaraw (foo·fa·raw): / FOO fuh raw /
noun

(1) a great fuss over something trivial; a disturbance over a trifling matter
(2) an excessive amount of ornamentation or decoration; showy extravagance and flashy finery

[Etymology unknown.]

Usage: Everyone at the party mentioned the vulgar display put on by the foofaraw he was wearing, but we all talked about it in hushed tones and I doubt anyone told him he looked like a clownish buffoon.

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