foofaraw

foofaraw
/fooh"feuh raw'/, n.
1. a great fuss or disturbance about something very insignificant.
2. an excessive amount of decoration or ornamentation, as on a piece of clothing, a building, etc.
[1930-35; orig. uncert.]

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