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fop⋅per⋅y

  [fop-uh-ree]
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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   (fŏp'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. fop·per·ies
  1. Foolish quality or action.
  2. 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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