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foppery

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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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