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   frippery

   /ˈfrɪp(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. showy or unnecessary ornament in architecture, dress, or language: "a strictly business building with not a hint of frippery" Similar ostentationshowinessembellishmentornamentationornamentadornmentdecorationtrimminggarnishinggarnishmentgildingbeautificationprettificationgingerbreadfineryluxuryinformal:flashinessglitzglitzinessbells and whistlesarchaic:trumpery
   • ▪ a tawdry or frivolous thing: "you'll have to forgo fripperies like glossy mags" Similar trinketbaubleknick-knackgewgawgimcrackbibelotfurbelowornamentnoveltycuriositygimmicktriflebagatelleinformal:whatnotdoodahdoobryarchaic:folderolfallalerywhim-whamkickshawbijougaud

   adjective

   • 1. frivolous and tawdry. archaic

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting old or second-hand clothes): from French friperie, from Old French freperie, from frepe ‘rag’, of unknown ultimate origin.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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