Definitions
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- adjective
Frilly ; heavilyornamental ;fancy ; overlyelaborate , particularly as regardsclothing . - noun A
rustling sound , as ofsilk fabric
Etymologies
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Examples
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Lillian Roth appears as a maid in this early musical, and her charming, vaudeville-style numbers are the only redeeming quality in this frou-frou trifle from director Ernst Lubitch.
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Not because it is frou-frou and high-falutin, but because it represents Big Corporatism.
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I'm definitely not suggesting that it would be a good idea to mix ancient Mexican sculpture with deliciously frou-frou 18th and 19th century European Costumes.
Edward Goldman: Three Exhibitions Hardly Acknowledging Each Other Edward Goldman 2010
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Her dress was awesome & different enough (not black!!!) that she did not look too frou-frou and out of her element.
Twilight Lexicon » Twilight Oscar Fashion Retrospective 2010
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I'm definitely not suggesting that it would be a good idea to mix ancient Mexican sculpture with deliciously frou-frou 18th and 19th century European Costumes.
Edward Goldman: Three Exhibitions Hardly Acknowledging Each Other Edward Goldman 2010
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I'm definitely not suggesting that it would be a good idea to mix ancient Mexican sculpture with deliciously frou-frou 18th and 19th century European Costumes.
Edward Goldman: Three Exhibitions Hardly Acknowledging Each Other Edward Goldman 2010
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As the recession drags on, we're finding more families digging their own vegetable gardens, making fewer trips to supermarkets, and spending less on what might be called "economic frou-frou."
Rozanne Gold: Something to Chew On: Cooking as a New Teen Sport Rozanne Gold 2011
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They don't like frou-frou funerals or embalming, and they object to cremation because of the mercury from dental fillings that gets into the atmosphere.
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As the recession drags on, we're finding more families digging their own vegetable gardens, making fewer trips to supermarkets, and spending less on what might be called "economic frou-frou."
Rozanne Gold: Something to Chew On: Cooking as a New Teen Sport Rozanne Gold 2011
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I'm definitely not suggesting that it would be a good idea to mix ancient Mexican sculpture with deliciously frou-frou 18th and 19th century European Costumes.
Edward Goldman: Three Exhibitions Hardly Acknowledging Each Other Edward Goldman 2010
whichbe commented on the word frou-frou
Showy or frilly ornamentation. This is like "bling-bling" for dressed-up, fancy people.
May 12, 2008