foppery

[ fop-uh-ree ]

/ ˈfɒp ə ri /

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noun, plural fop·per·ies.

the clothes, manners, actions, etc., of a fop.

something foppish.

Origin of foppery

First recorded in 1540–50; fop + -ery

Words nearby foppery

footworn, footy, foo yong, foozle, fop, foppery, foppish, for, for a change, forage, forage cap

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Example sentences from the Web for foppery

Theron looked at his interrogator with a frown of disdain for his foppery.
The Proud Prince|Justin Huntly McCarthy
In seeking to avoid slovenliness readers often fall into foppery.
The Quiver, 11/1899|Anonymous
My master was an elderly beau; and I gave myself no care that he had spent his money—the money of the expedition—on foppery.
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Besides, a man who has no foppery at twenty will be a slatternly, dirty-collar, unbrushed-coat man at forty.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow|Jerome K. Jerome

The dress of the young man was in correspondence with the foppery exhibited in the perfumed locks and eye-glass.
The Maroon|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for foppery

foppery

/ (ˈfɒpərɪ) /

noun plural -peries

the clothes, affectations, obsessions, etc, of or befitting a fop

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单词	foppery
释义	foppery [ fop-uh-ree ] / ˈfɒp ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foppery ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural fop·per·ies. the clothes, manners, actions, etc., of a fop. something foppish. Origin of foppery First recorded in 1540–50; fop + -ery Words nearby foppery footworn, footy, foo yong, foozle, fop, foppery, foppish, for, for a change, forage, forage cap Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foppery Theron looked at his interrogator with a frown of disdain for his foppery. The Proud Prince\|Justin Huntly McCarthy In seeking to avoid slovenliness readers often fall into foppery. The Quiver, 11/1899\|Anonymous My master was an elderly beau; and I gave myself no care that he had spent his money—the money of the expedition—on foppery. Lazarre\|Mary Hartwell Catherwood Besides, a man who has no foppery at twenty will be a slatternly, dirty-collar, unbrushed-coat man at forty. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow\|Jerome K. Jerome The dress of the young man was in correspondence with the foppery exhibited in the perfumed locks and eye-glass. The Maroon\|Mayne Reid British Dictionary definitions for foppery foppery / (ˈfɒpərɪ) / noun plural -peries the clothes, affectations, obsessions, etc, of or befitting a fop Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to foppery frippery, gathering, flounce, ruffle, lace, garbage, tuck, jazz, extravagance, amenity, decoration, thing, superfluity, doodad, gimcrack, garnish, fuss, gingerbread, fandangle
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foppery

noun, plural fop·per·ies.

Origin of foppery

Words nearby foppery

Example sentences from the Web for foppery

British Dictionary definitions for foppery

noun plural -peries

Words related to foppery