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foofaraw

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foo⋅fa⋅raw

  [foo-fuh-raw]
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–noun
1. a great fuss or disturbance about something very insignificant.
2. an excessive amount of decoration or ornamentation, as on a piece of clothing, a building, etc.
Origin:
1930–35; orig. uncert.
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foo·fa·raw   (fōō'fə-rô')   
n.  

  1. Excessive or flashy ornamentation.

  2. A fuss over a trifling matter.


[Probably from Spanish fanfarrón, boaster; see fanfaronade, and from French frou-frou, rustling (of imitative origin).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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