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fop·per·y

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–noun, plural -per·ies.

1.	the clothes, manners, actions, etc., of a fop.

2.	something foppish.

[Origin: 1540–50; fop + -ery

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fop·per·y Audio Help (fŏp'ə-rē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. fop·per·ies

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

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Foppery

Fop"per*y\, n.; pl. Fopperies. [From Fop.]

1. The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly.

2. Folly; foolery.

Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter My sober house. --Shak.

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