frou-frou
frou-frou · more frou-frou · most frou-frou
Liable to create the sound of rustling cloth, similar to 19th-century dressesLiable to create the sound of rustling cloth, similar to 19th-century dresses.
/ˈfɹuːfɹuː/
Meaning
3 sensesLiable to create the sound of rustling cloth, similar to 19th-century dresses.
Highly ornamented, overly elaborate; excessively girly.
They ate in a frou-frou restaurant at the top of a skyscraper.
(derogatory)Unimportant, silly, useless.
Bob was off faffing about doing frou-frou nonsense whilst Edwina kept her nose to the grindstone.
Origin
Borrowed from French frou-frou, an onomatopoeia.Borrowed from French frou-frou, an onomatopoeia.
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Forms
more frou-frou, most frou-frou| Comparative | more frou-frou Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most frou-frou Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form