foofy

English

Etymology

Possibly a blend of fluffy +‎ poofy or frilly +‎ poofy.

Possibly derived from foofaraw.

Adjective

foofy (comparative foofier, superlative foofiest)

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

Quotations

• 2001. Meg Cabot. The Princess Diaries, HarperCollins, page 107:

  I had to sit down on one of the pink foofy chairs before I fell down.

References

• foofy, in Cat Dictionary.
• Reuter, Donald F. (2006) Gay-2-Zee: A Dictionary of Sex, Subtext, and the Sublime, page 79.[1]