# frippery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹɪpəɹi/

## Definitions
1. Ostentation, as in fancy clothing.
2. Useless things; trifles.
3. Cast-off clothes.
4. The trade or traffic in old clothes.
5. The place where old clothes are sold.
6. Hence: secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; affected elegance.

## Etymology
From French friperie, from Old French fripier (“to rub up and down, to wear into rags”). Compare fripper.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/frippery