foofy

Definitions

adjective slang Excessively frilly or frou-frou, typically in a manner calculated to attract attention to an otherwise unremarkable person or event.
adjective slang Poofy; inflated in a funny way.
adjective slang Big and fluffy.

Possibly a portmanteau of fluffy or frilly and poofy.

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15:59: Now that's what I call a foofy jacket, part I

July 2007 jinty 2007
The drinks are fruity, but not frilly or "foofy," Ms. Reiner says.

Sunshine in a Glass 2011
Gotalife would probably agree that it just seems a little "foofy" (ha!).

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And one today this was light "foofy" snow, as in, you go "foof" and it blows away, unless you get it damp had swiped his windshield wiper once and was out driving.

ianrandalstrock's Journal ianrandalstrock 2007
In Dubya's fascinating metaphor, I guess those fancy financial instruments are like "foofy" drinks for the ladies.

Fresh Dubya RSS Feed 2008
In Dubya's fascinating metaphor, I guess those fancy financial instruments are like "foofy" drinks for the ladies.

Fresh Dubya RSS Feed 2008
In Dubya's fascinating metaphor, I guess those fancy financial instruments are like "foofy" drinks for the ladies.

Fresh Dubya RSS Feed 2008
In Dubya's fascinating metaphor, I guess those fancy financial instruments are like "foofy" drinks for the ladies.

Fresh Dubya RSS Feed 2008
In Dubya's fascinating metaphor, I guess those fancy financial instruments are like "foofy" drinks for the ladies.

Fresh Dubya RSS Feed 2008
Anyone at this event had no trouble figuring out the relationship between the dude in the leather jacket and the guy in the foofy scarf.

Do Ask, I'll Tell: Gay Parents and Back to School Time 2011

jonasword commented on the word foofy

I use it to mean something frilly, frivolous, silly, effete, swishy or overdecorated. I heard it used this way by someone unremembered a long time ago.

April 8, 2009