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fru-fru

fru-fru 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 fru-fru

Noun
pluralfru-frus
Adjective
comparativemore fru-fru
superlativemost fru-fru

Questions about fru-fru

What is fru-fru the alternative spelling of?
Fru-fru is the alternative spelling of frou-frou.

Words near fru-fru in the dictionary

  1. frt
  2. FRTA
  3. FRTB
  4. FRTs
  5. FRU
  6. fru-fru
  7. fru-frus
  8. Frubel
  9. Frucht's theorem
  10. Fruchter
  11. Fruchthandler

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