foofaraw
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈfuːfəˌrɔː/
- Archaic
:
alboroto
- It means out of these deerskins and into our foofaraw!
Examples
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I'd avoided it up until now mostly because I'd seen and heard most of it before, and much of what was left was the kind of crowd-pleasing foofaraw that tames and diminishes the actual experience I lived through for the consumption of folks who are primarily interested in tiring out their hyperactive kids.
Fiction book (2001) -
If you want to stick with your game plan, make it flexible enough to throw out all the foofaraw when the time comes.
Academic text (1995) -
I get double enjoyment from your post on the issue: Romney skewering Obama and a fond memory of a teacher who would have had the audacity to doubt the veracity of both of them and who would have, as you have already done, proclaimed the entire matter to be just so much foofaraw and folderol.
Blog text (21) -
Joined at the hip and at each other's throats for most of the last 30 years, social conservatives and the rest of the Republican Party can't seem to help themselves in forming circular firing squads when something like the Todd Akin foofaraw erupts.
Blog text (18) -
The committee spent hours debating the foofaraw surrounding the new parking regulations, but most members agreed it was unnecessary fuss.
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She dismissed the whole foofaraw over the cake contest, insisting that the event was just a fun excuse to gather friends.
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Despite all the foofaraw about the celebrity's trip, it turned out to be a simple vacation with no real news value.
Synonyms
17
6.0
Too much fuss about something small
5
7.5
A lot of fuss about something unimportant
2
9.9
A small unimportant fuss that wastes time
1
9.6
A noisy fuss about something unimportant
An unnecessary fuss or worry about a small problem
A lot of fuss about something small
A small noisy fuss about something unimportant
Antonyms
How Fussy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Foofaraw probably began as a playful, noisy word for a silly fuss. One helpful way to remember it is to think of it as a mix of fuss and fanfare, a loud, showy 'display', so foofaraw now means a big, unnecessary fuss.