Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fruffy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fruffy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of something that is excessively poofy, big, and soft, or items that are heavily ruffled, decorative, and "over-the-top".

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Dana Carter, not being of sound mind and body, hereby bequeath to: [...] Ann Roberts [...] Robert's fruffy skirt [...]"
""They just deal in the electronics±no fruffy stuff." "Dad, a manual's not fruffy stuff.""
"I love being feminine now, without being "fruffy"—that was a new American word for us under."
"Can I buy you a drink? Maybe one of those fruffy ones?"
""It's beautiful. Now let's talk about the windows and bedding" "I don't want anything too fruffy." "Nothing fruffy. Got it." Rebecca sketched a balloon valance with drapery panels."
"[...] she believed in karma, and she felt that by dressing up nicely for Ballard in her high heels and "fruffy froo froo shirt," she somehow upset the balance of things for him [...]"

Etymology

Blend of fluffy + frilly, froofy, or frou-frou.

Usage

Colloquial

Phrases

frou-frou

Frequently Paired Words

fluffy frilly froofy frou-frou

Questions

What does fruffy mean?: Of something that is excessively poofy, big, and soft, or items that are heavily ruffled, decorative, and "over-the-top".
Where does fruffy come from?: Blend of fluffy + frilly, froofy, or frou-frou.

How to pronounce fruffy

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