"fruffy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Blend of fluffy + frilly, froofy, or frou-frou. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fluffy|frilly}} Blend of fluffy + frilly Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} fruffy
  1. (colloquial) Of something that is excessively poofy, big, and soft, or items that are heavily ruffled, decorative, and "over-the-top". Tags: colloquial Related terms: fluffy, frilly, froofy, frou-frou
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