foofaraw
\ FOO-fuh-raw \, noun;
1.a great fuss or disturbance about something very insignificant.
2.an excessive amount of decoration or ornamentation, as on a piece of clothing, a building, etc.
Quotes:
“Don't set your heart on any more such foofaraw ,” the captain warned her.
-- Stephen Harrigan, "The Gates of the Alamo ," 2000
People in this country are more determined than ever not to get snookered into another foreign foofaraw .
-- Peter Quinn, "The Hour of the Cat," 2005
Origin:
The origin of foofaraw is uncertain, but it may be related to the French word fanfaron meaning "boastful." It entered English in the 1930s.
Dictionary.com
