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    [Noun]  | "frou*frou" | \ ˈfrü-(ˌ)frü \


    1: a rustling especially of a woman's skirts

    2: showy or frilly ornamentation


    Origin: 1870 ;

     French, of imitative origin;

    [Adjective]  | "froufrou" 


    1: very showy or fancy


    Origin: 1885 ;

     [ "froufrou" ]

    1: Garish/overly ornate as in bedroom furniture totally buried in frills, throw pillows and stuffed animals. Frilly ornamentation for women's clothing, or men's tuxedo shirts.

      * e.g.,  ... One look at all the froufrou furniture in that house, and I couldn't breath. No man could possibly live there. 

     [ "froufrou" ]

    1:  A showy individual, usually a homosexual, who tries to get attention through a public exhibition of various bizarre garmets.

      * e.g.,  ...  "Hey Gus, get a load of that froufrou there. Looks like the circus is back in town" 


     [ "froufrou" ]

    2:  A man acting in a womanly fashion.

      * e.g.,  ...  Frank: "I'm so, so sorry dahl but my nails arent dry yet" 


     [ "froufrou" ]

    3:  A pinko.

      * e.g.,  ...  Jeff: "You're such a froufrou!" 


     [ "froufrou" ]

    4:  Someone overly fastidious and annoying.

      * e.g.,  ...  Political leader: "... and as of next year all of the pinko froufrous will be shot and buried in a mass grave." 

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