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foofaraw
FOO-fa-raw
adjective
something gaudy and/or frilly; a commotion over something inconsequential
1973Louis L'AmourThe Ferguson RifleIt ain't only the way it shoots, but all that silver foofaraw you got on the stock.1992John VarleySteel 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.2000Harry TurtledoveSentry Peak...there's some kind of foofaraw back at the camp.

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