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#217551 07/09/2014 1:18 AM
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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.


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2. an excessive amount of decoration or ornamentation, as on a piece of clothing, a building, etc.

On a house that's called "gingebread." Compare San Francisco's "Painted Ladies"


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