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foppery

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as in insanity
a foolish act or idea regards the platform shoe as one of the unfortunate fopperies of the 1970s that should remain buried in fashion's scrap heap

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“Foppery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foppery. Accessed 5 Dec. 2022.

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