foofaraw/ˈfu.fəˌɹɔ/EtymologyFirst attested in the 1930s, of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to French fanfaron (“boasting”).nounOverly excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.“The thumping bands, the badges, the pretty girls and all the time-honored foofaraw failed to charge up the Republican batteries to the sparking point. The great engine just would not turn over — at the start.”Fuss over something of little importance.“In the whole foofaraw around Napster, what mostly got lost was the artists. They are the Belgians of this controversy, trampled by armies heading someplace else.”