Meanings
- colloquialOf something that is excessively poofy, big, and soft, or items that are heavily ruffled, decorative, and "over-the-top".
Can I buy you a drink? Maybe one of those fruffy ones?
2013, Kiersten Fay, “Racing Hearts”, in The mammoth book of futuristic romance, page 1985 more examples
Dana Carter, not being of sound mind and body, hereby bequeath to: [...] Ann Roberts [...] Robert's fruffy skirt [...]
1996, Unattributed, “Last Wills and Testaments”, in The Profile, page 9"They just deal in the electronics±no fruffy stuff." "Dad, a manual's not fruffy stuff."
2002, Christopher P. N. Maselli, Reality Shift, page 65I love being feminine now, without being "fruffy"—that was a new American word for us under.
2004, Lisa Bevere, Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry, page 169"It's beautiful. Now let's talk about the windows and bedding" "I don't want anything too fruffy." "Nothing fruffy. Got it." Rebecca sketched a balloon valance with drapery panels.
2014, Cathleen Tully, Training Travis, page 128[...] she believed in karma, and she felt that by dressing up nicely for Ballard in her high heels and "fruffy froo froo shirt," she somehow upset the balance of things for him [...]
2014, McEvoy, Colin, Fatal jealousy : [the true story of a doomed romance, a singular obsession, and a quadruple murder], page 208
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Blend of fluffy + frilly, froofy, or frou-frou.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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