Definition
Plural form; multiple instances of unnecessary activity, frivolous displays, or pointless fuss.
Etymology
Plural of foofaraw following standard English rules. The singular emerged in American frontier and cowboy culture in the 1890s as a term for wasteful, showy behavior.
Kelly Says
You can almost hear the exasperation in this word—cowboys used 'foofaraws' to describe the pretentious nonsense of city folk, and it survives today in casual American speech as a perfect word for useless fussing.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অতিরিক্ত
a-ti-rik-to
CACatalà
gadgets
gad-gets
CSČeština
zbytečnosti
z-by-te-c-nosti
DEDeutsch
Schnickschnack
shn-iksh-nak
ELΕλληνικά
παρεμβολές
pa-re-m-bo-les
ESEspañol
faroles
fa-ro-les
FAفارسی
تزیینات
ta-ze-e-nat
FISuomi
koristeita
ko-ri-ste-i-ta
FRFrançais
chichis
chee-chee
HAHA
abubuwan sha
a-bu-bu-wan sha
HIहिन्दी
अनावश्यक चीजें
a-na-av-shak chee-jen
HUMagyar
díszletek
deesz-le-tek
IDBahasa Indonesia
pernak-pernik
pe-rnak-pe-rnik
IGIG
ihe n'anya
ee-he n'an-ya
ITItaliano
frivolezze
fri-vo-le-tzee
MSBahasa Melayu
perhiasan
pe-rhi-a-san
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုပြင်
p-yu-p-yin
NLNederlands
poespas
poes-pas
NONorsk
prydsel
pree-d-sel
PTPortuguês
besteiras
bes-tee-ras
RORomână
mizerii
mi-ze-rii
RUРусский
пустяки
pust-ya-ki
SVSvenska
prylar
pree-lar
SWKiswahili
mapambo
ma-pam-bo
TAதமிழ்
அலங்காரம்
a-la-nga-ka-ram
TEతెలుగు
అలంకరణ
a-lan-ka-ra-n
THไทย
ของประดับ
kong pra-dub
TLTL
palamuti
pa-la-mu-ti
TRTürkçe
süslemeler
soo-s-le-me-ler
UKУкраїнська
пустяки
pust-ya-ki
VITiếng Việt
đồ trang trí
doh trang tri
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀bọ
a-won eh-bo
ZUZU
izinto ezifana
ee-zin-to eh-zi-fa-na