foo foo

A form of foo-foo — Synonym of frou-frou.

Meanings

adjectivefoo foo (comparative more foo foo, superlative most foo foo)

comparative more foo foo · superlative most foo foo

  1. alternativeAlternative form of foo-foo.

    A key is to keep your recipes simple and cover all food groups. If your meal is considered ‘fancy’ of ‘foo foo’ or whatever you want to call it you will run into trouble.

    2009 November 23, Chris, quotee, “Readers Weigh In on Picky Eaters”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2009
    3 more examples

    John Macrery Seip IV of Houston, (“it’s one of those foo foo snobby names,” he apologized) snapped his new best friend, Angelique deMaison, Miss Minnesota-USA, as she beamed with a staple gun in each hand on top of the house they have been building.

    1995 June 24, Carla Hall, “‘I really want to see the completed house with carpet. I just want to see the whole thing.’ : Building a Habitat Becomes a Lesson in Humanity”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2025

    And some potential customers remain unimpressed. Peter Baracskai, a 34-year-old property manager, said he stopped by the Broad Street store but did not buy because the food looked too "foo foo" and not hearty enough to fill him up.

    2001 July 29, Suzanne Kapner, “Business; From a British Chain, Lunch in a New York Minute”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015

    Polon says it's a simple dish, and you don't want to overcomplicate it with too many "foo foo" ingredients: The real stars of the show are vinegar for "that tang and zing," plus good olive oil "to give it the creaminess and oomph,” Polon says.

    2015 August 3, Lauren Loftus, “Put down the spoon and sip gazpacho like you’re supposed to”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2015
Cite this entry
APA

foo foo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foo%20foo

MLA

“foo foo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foo%20foo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foo foo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foo%20foo.

Source: foo foo on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.