| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| foofaraw |
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| SYLLABICATION: | foo·fa·raw |
| PRONUNCIATION: | f f -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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