frou-frou

American  

[froo-froo] / ˈfruˌfru /

Or froufrou

noun

1. elaborate decoration, as frills, ribbons, or ruffles, especially on women's clothing.

2. elaborate detail.

3. a rustling, particularly the rustling of silk, as in a woman's dress.

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adjective

1. elaborately decorated; fussy.

   frou-frou bedroom decor.

2. having elaborate detail.

   We laughed at all the frou-frou descriptions on the menu.

Etymology

Origin of frou-frou

First recorded in 1865–70; from French; imitative

Example Sentences

“Constance, can’t you be more understanding? I’ve business to attend to. Men’s business. And the club’s accommodations are far more suitable for that sort of thing than this ridiculous frou-frou of a house, what?”

From Literature

Coquilles Saint-Jacques is essentially a frou-frou description for scallops au gratin, more often prepared as a casserole than in those magical shells which are harder to find these days.

From Salon

That said, it's not frou-frou.

From Salon

It’s easy to see why Halston and Warhol were drawn to each other: both from unremarkable backgrounds in conservative Middle America where their gayness made them outsiders, both with a keen understanding of the power of stardom and branding, and both, underneath all the social frou-frou, passionately devoted to their art.

From Slate

"It was the beginning of the ‘90s and it was at the time that I was doing lots of shows and covers and a lot of the girls had short hair, and we were moving from the big frou-frou ‘80s into the sharp, more androgynous, business chic of the ‘90s."

From Fox News