foppery
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈfɑːpəri/
- Offensive
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vanidad
- In many ways, Robinson's critique of fashionable life was nothing new: one need only recall the laughable bellicosity of Flash or the foppery of Fribble in David Garrick's Miss in Her.
Examples
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They are faults, defects, fopperies, follies, and disadvantages.
Academic text (1996) -
All that foppery, mine.
Fiction book (1994) -
Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter my sober house.
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You do not believe this fact, or that these are my real feelings, but that the whole is affected, or as you express it, "downright foppery."
Academic text (1991) -
Burke's cult of the Queen, said Francis, showed that he was an absolute up-to-the-minute dandy of fashionable sentiments: "All that you say of the Queen is pure foppery."
Academic text (1991) -
I write professionally, and whenever I come across such construction in my research, my attention is yanked from the relevant content, and suddenly I'm in a political arena, subjected to the ostentatious foppery of some politically correct hack (or, more often, the ad hoc committee who approved her writing) trying to make a point other than the point at hand.
Blog text (12) -
There are games that have been removed from digital distribution services because of business reasons (Irem games), legal issues (Turtles in Time Reshelled), or seemingly out of foppery and whim (Sonic on Japanese Wii VC).
Blog text (22) -
Her constant concern with the latest trends and accessories revealed her deep foppery.
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The party was filled with foppery, as everyone showed off their extravagant outfits and flashy jewelry.
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Many criticized his foppery, arguing that he was more interested in appearance than in meaningful conversation.
Synonyms
19
7.5
Flashy style that looks nice but is not deep
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7.7
A very bright and fancy style that attracts attention in dress or manner
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9.9
Small decorative things that are fancy and not useful
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8.7
A cheap, flashy look that seems low quality
A way of dressing and behaving that is very showy and vain
A lot of extra decoration that looks showy
A way of behaving that shows off wealth or style to impress others
A flashy style of dress with expensive clothes and jewelry
A stylish, expensive look that shows someone is rich
Antonyms
How Showy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Foppery comes from fop, an old word for a showy or foolish man, plus -ery, an ending that means a 'habit' or 'quality'. So foppery is the habit of caring too much about clothes and style — acting like a silly, showy 'fool'.