"fi-fi" meaning in English

See fi-fi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fi-fi [comparative], most fi-fi [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} fi-fi (comparative more fi-fi, superlative most fi-fi)
  1. (dated) Scandalous; immoral; applied to literature and stories. Tags: dated

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