[C,usually pl.,U] (plural fripperies) (disapproving, especially BrE) objects, decorations and other items that are considered unnecessary and expensive:
spending money on fripperies * She never wore perfume, considering it to be mere frippery.
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Is frippery a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, frippery is tagged as noun.
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