froofiness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From froofy +‎ -ness.

Noun[edit]

froofiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being froofy (fancy, frilly).
    • 2001, Andrew Heller, Come Heller High Water 2, Grand Blanc, M.I.: Heller Publishing, →ISBN, page 135:
      This led to other barriers falling. Hair, for instance. It used to be the height of froofiness for a guy to have long hair. The '60s ended that, of course.
    • 2014 August 12, Alexandra Schwartz, “Whimsy and Spit: Boris Vian’s Two Minds”, in The New Yorker[1], New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-10:
      Vian, as Sullivan, had no interest in the libertine French froofiness of the novels of the Marquis de Sade, with their servant girls suspended from chandeliers and their orgies between princesses and nuns.
    • 2022 April 6, Laura Regensdorf, quoting Batsheva Hay, “Why Statement Black Eyeliner Is a Reigning Makeup Move This Spring”, in Radhika Jones, editor, Vanity Fair[2], New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-24:
      Backstage, designer Batsheva Hay explained how she likes to bring in darkness to offset the "froofiness of the clothes."