frippery
noun/ˈfrɪpəri/
/ˈfrɪpəri/
[countable, usually plural, uncountable] (plural fripperies)
(especially British English, 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.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting ‘old or second-hand clothes’): from French friperie, from Old French freperie, from frepe ‘rag’, of unknown ultimate origin.Definitions on the go
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