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foofaraw FOO-fa-raw adjective something gaudy and/or frilly; a commotion over something inconsequential 1973The Ferguson RifleIt ain't only the way it shoots, but all that silver foofaraw you got on the stock.1992Steel BeachAll in all, it was the goldarndest, Barnum-and-Baileyest, rib-stickinest, rough-and-tumblest infernal foofaraw of a media circus anybody had seen since grandpaw chased the possum down the road and lost his store teeth, and I was heartily sorry to have been a part of it.2000Sentry Peak...there's some kind of foofaraw back at the camp.Labels: Harry Turtledove, John Varley, Louis L'Amour
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