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froo-froo

froo-froo is the alternative spelling of frou-frou.

Meaning of frou-frou

Noun

frou-frou (plural frou-frous)

  1. (onomatopoeic) A rustling sound, particularly the rustling of a large silk dress.
    • The modern frou-frou of satin and gros-de-Naples skirts is nothing to the rustling of brocaded silks.1870 June 4, Athenaeum, page 734

See all 5 meanings of frou-frou

Forms of froo-froo

Noun
pluralfroo-froos
Adjective
comparativemore froo-froo
superlativemost froo-froo

Questions about froo-froo

What is froo-froo the alternative spelling of?
Froo-froo is the alternative spelling of frou-frou.

Words near froo-froo in the dictionary

  1. frontwards
  2. frontways
  3. frontwise
  4. frontwoman
  5. frontwomen
  6. froo-froo
  7. froo-froos
  8. frood
  9. frooder
  10. froodest
  11. froodite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: froo-froo (page history and authors); frou-frou (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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