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Foppery
Pronunciation : Fop"per*y
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [From Fop.]
Definition : 1. The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly.
2. Folly; foolery. Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter My sober house. Shak.
pl. Fopperies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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