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Brouhaha vs Foofooraw - What's the difference?

brouhaha | foofooraw |

As nouns the difference between brouhaha and foofooraw

is that brouhaha is a stir; a fuss or uproar while foofooraw is (colloquial) showy or gaudy ornaments, accoutrements, etc.

brouhaha

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A stir; a fuss or uproar.
    • It caused quite a brouhaha when the school suspended one of its top students for refusing to adhere to the dress code.

    Synonyms

    * commotion, hubbub, kerfuffle, ruckus

    foofooraw

    English

    Alternative forms

    * foofaraw * fooforaw

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) Showy or gaudy ornaments, accoutrements, etc.
  • (colloquial) Fuss, brouhaha, commotion.
  • * 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p. 18:
    • “Sounds more like it was all that Chinese foofooraw you mentioned,” said Darby, “nothing you caused.”