flamfewn.

/ˈflamfjuː/

Forms: Also 1500s flamefew, 1800s Scottish flamfoo.

Etymology: Corruption of French fanfelue < medieval Latin famfalūca bubble, lie, apparently < Greek πομϕόλυξ bubble. Compare modern French fanfreluche.

A gewgaw, trifle, fantastic thing. Also Scottish. ‘Any gaudy trapping in female dress,’ ‘a gaudily dressed female’ (Jamieson).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial

gewgaw?c1225

frivolc1450

whim-whama1529

jim-jamc1540

trickc1550

flamfew1574

ribaldry1594

bubble1598

kickshawa1616

fairy money1616

foolation1628

fingle-fanglea1652

trangama1658

tinsel1660

gingerbread1664

finnimbrun1676

gimcrack1676

knacka1677

tawdrum1680

knick-knack1682

trantlum1768

knick-knacket1793

folderol1820

jigamaree1824

novelty1840

fool's gold1870

flapdoodle1877

fal-lal1902

1574 J. Baret Aluearie F 613 A Flamefew, or the mooneshine in the water.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil Descr. Liparen in tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis 95 Voyd ye fro theese flamfews..set a part the begun wurck.

1890 Temple Bar Nov. 430 Fancy..had bodied forth a curious flamfew.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	flamfew
释义	flamfewn. /ˈflamfjuː/ Forms: Also 1500s flamefew, 1800s Scottish flamfoo. Etymology: Corruption of French fanfelue < medieval Latin famfalūca bubble, lie, apparently < Greek πομϕόλυξ bubble. Compare modern French fanfreluche. A gewgaw, trifle, fantastic thing. Also Scottish. ‘Any gaudy trapping in female dress,’ ‘a gaudily dressed female’ (Jamieson). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial gewgaw?c1225 frivolc1450 whim-whama1529 jim-jamc1540 trickc1550 flamfew1574 ribaldry1594 bubble1598 kickshawa1616 fairy money1616 foolation1628 fingle-fanglea1652 trangama1658 tinsel1660 gingerbread1664 finnimbrun1676 gimcrack1676 knacka1677 tawdrum1680 knick-knack1682 trantlum1768 knick-knacket1793 folderol1820 jigamaree1824 novelty1840 fool's gold1870 flapdoodle1877 fal-lal1902 1574 J. Baret Aluearie F 613 A Flamefew, or the mooneshine in the water. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil Descr. Liparen in tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis 95 Voyd ye fro theese flamfews..set a part the begun wurck. 1890 Temple Bar Nov. 430 Fancy..had bodied forth a curious flamfew. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1574
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