Foofooraw

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfuːfəɹɔː/

Alternative forms

• foofaraw
• fooforaw

Origin

From French fanfaron, from Spanish fanfarrón ‘showy, ostentatious’, of imitative origin.

Full definition of foofooraw

Noun

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.”