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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
foofaraw
 
SYLLABICATION:foo·fa·raw
PRONUNCIATION:  ff-rô
NOUN:1. Excessive or flashy ornamentation. 2. A fuss over a trifling matter.
ETYMOLOGY:Probably from Spanish fanfarrón, boaster; see fanfaronade, and from French frou-frou, rustling (of imitative origin).
 
 
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