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frippery

noun

NAmE//ˈfrɪpəri//

(pl. fripperies) [countable, usually plural, uncountable] (old-fashioned) (disapproving)

objects, decorations, and other items that are considered unnecessary and expensive spending money on fripperies She never wore perfume, considering it to be mere frippery.

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