foofaraw

• foofooraw

First attested in the 1930s, of uncertain origin.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfu.fəˌɹɔ/

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foofaraw (plural foofaraws)

1. Overly excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.
2. Fuss over something of little importance.

• 1944, Time, volume 44, page 15:

  The thumping bands, the badges, the pretty girls and all the time-honored foofaraw failed to charge up the Republican batteries to the sparking point. The great engine just would not turn over — at the start.

• 2013 October 13, Erik Adams, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Lisa’s Wedding” (season six, episode 19; originally aired 3/19/1995)”, in The Onion AV Club‎:

  Yes, there’s a romance at the center of the episode, though it’s just as much of a red herring as the layers of futuristic foofaraw.