foofaraws

noun

plural of foofaraw
as in commotions
a state of noisy, confused activity the foofaraw that accompanies any big wedding

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  1. commotions
  2. disturbances
  3. stirs
  4. turmoils
  5. noises
  6. fun
Noun
  • Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of commotions
Noun
  • But new research suggests these cosmic giants can also hurl enormous amounts of energy outward, driving powerful disturbances that ripple hundreds of thousands of light-years through space.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The system, called NetSense Airspace Awareness-as-a-Service, analyzes radio-frequency disturbances around cellular networks.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbances
Noun
  • Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of stirs
Noun
  • About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Mayer and Strong offer a broad pop-history lesson, in which the same tensions and turmoils churn on and on in their terrible cycle throughout the decades; the only thing that’s changed are the aesthetics.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of turmoils
Noun
  • This entity moved, made noises, and seemed to eat things from the floor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Metallic or obviously man-made noises, of course, won’t be tolerated.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of noises
Noun
  • Obviously everything else is more fun at this point, dopamine and TikTok and all of that.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Sun and fun, bikes, and baked goods were endlessly documented online, but fashion is serious business in Denmark.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fun
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“Foofaraws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foofaraws. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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