Frippery

What do we mean by frippery?

Pretentious, showy finery. noun

Pretentious elegance; ostentation. noun

Something trivial or nonessential. noun

Trade or traffic in old clothes. noun

A place where old clothes are sold. noun

Old clothes; cast-off garments; clothing discarded after wearing. noun

Hence Worthless or useless trifles; trumpery; gewgaws. noun

Trifling; frivolous; contemptible; trumpery.

Coast-off clothes. noun

Hence: Secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; affected elegance. noun

A place where old clothes are sold. noun

The trade or traffic in old clothes. noun

Trifling; contemptible. adjective

Ostentation, as in fancy clothing. noun

Useless things; trifles. noun

Cast-off clothes. noun

The trade or traffic in old clothes. noun

The place where old clothes are sold. noun

Hence: secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; affected elegance. noun

Something of little value or significance noun

Ostentation, as in fancy clothing.

Useless things; trifles.

Cast-off clothes.

The trade or traffic in old clothes.

The place where old clothes are sold.

Hence: secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; affected elegance.

Nonsense, fruitiness. Urban Dictionary

Frippery frip·per·y /ˈfrip(ə)rē/ Noun or Verb A really fripping fun way to frip someone off. showy or unnecessary ornament in architecture, dress, or language. Similar: ostentation showiness embellishment beautification prettification a tawdry or frivolous thing. See also, woman formerly known as a Broke Boho, who’s name may or may not sound something like Cherri Dolphin. Urban Dictionary

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