Dictionary - Definition of FOPPERY


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly.[Websters] 2. Folly; foolery.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Foppery" is a common misspelling or typo for: coppery.

Date "Foppery" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Note: Foppery \Fop"per*y\, noun; plural Fopperies. [From Fop.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: FOPPERY

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	1: [Noun] Affectation of show or importance; showy folly; as the foppery of dress or of manners..
	2: [Noun] Folly; impertinence. Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter my sober house.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	1: [Noun] Stupidity. (references)
	2: [Noun] The dress or actions of a fop. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly.[Websters] 2. Folly; foolery.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "FOPPERY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Note: Foppery \Fop"per*y\, noun; plural Fopperies. [From Fop.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	1: [Noun] Affectation of show or importance; showy folly; as the foppery of dress or of manners..
	2: [Noun] Folly; impertinence. Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter my sober house.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	1: [Noun] Stupidity. (references)
	2: [Noun] The dress or actions of a fop. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top