English

Alternative forms

• foofaraw
• fooforaw

Noun

foofooraw ‎(plural foofooraws)

1. (colloquial) Showy or gaudy ornaments, accoutrements, etc.
2. (colloquial) Fuss, brouhaha, commotion.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 18:

     “Sounds more like it was all that Chinese foofooraw you mentioned,” said Darby, “nothing you caused.”