FOP'PERY, noun 1. Affectation of show or importance; showy folly; as the foppery of dress or of manners. 2. Folly; impertinence. Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter my sober house. 3. Foolery; vain or idle practice; idle affectation.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI