{"id":16412,"date":"2012-07-18T00:06:48","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T07:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=16412"},"modified":"2012-07-18T00:06:48","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T07:06:48","slug":"foofaraw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/16412","title":{"rendered":"Foofaraw"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tWondering who I am? I\u2019m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my<\/span> former life<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n

Howdy, girls! MBA Jane here. Working on my Beginner Level Farmgirl Grammar Badge. A new word every day for two weeks\u2014whew! That\u2019s a lot of reading in my big ol\u2019 bright-red dictionary (but it totally matches my new red shoes, so whatevs).<\/p>\n

\"MBA_Jane6408\"<\/p>\n

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So, darlings, I do declare, in my determination to dig through the dictionary, I am detecting it is my destiny to discover a deluge of delightful new words.<\/p>\n

Evidently, it\u2019s an exhilarating escape, as I had just eased my way through the \u201cD\u201d and \u201cE\u201d sections, and my excitement was as enormous as an elephant to extend my eloquence and enter on into \u201cF.\u201d<\/p>\n

By the by \u2026 did y\u2019all know that \u201cphooey\u201d actually starts with \u201cph\u201d and not \u201cf\u201d?<\/p>\n

Phooey means something is nonsense, you know. Which is pretty ironic, actually, since it makes no sense to me that it doesn\u2019t begin with an F.<\/p>\n

Anyhow.<\/p>\n

\u201cF\u201d is the home of some of my absolute fave words. Like fave. And also farmgirl, fabulous, French fry, and FUN.<\/p>\n

And guess what, fantastic friends? I found a new one.<\/p>\n

You are SO going to want to say this with me \u2026<\/p>\n

Foofaraw!<\/p>\n

I know. You can\u2019t stop smiling, right?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the deets:<\/p>\n

Foofaraw (foo<\/strong>-fah-raw) n.<\/em><\/p>\n

1. A great fuss or disturbance about something very insignificant.<\/p>\n

2. An excessive amount of decoration or ornamentation, as on a piece of clothing, a building, etc.<\/p>\n

Now, as I see it, these are two very different meanings.<\/p>\n

The first is kind of a negative thing. Something like, \u201cOfficer, I might\u2019ve been driving a little too fast, but there\u2019s a sale at the mall today, so let\u2019s not make a big foofaraw about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Or, the last time I went on a date (before I met Mr. Wonderful<\/a>, that is), I was happily shakin\u2019 and shimmyin\u2019 away on the dance floor when I realized my date\u2019s dancing skills were all foofaraw and no rhythm.<\/p>\n

Both bummers. (The \u201cB\u201d section was fun, too.)<\/p>\n

The second definition of foofaraw, in my mind, does not match with the first. Excessive decoration? And that\u2019s a problem because why<\/em> \u2026?<\/p>\n

For example, let\u2019s talk bangles. As in, an armful of shiny, shimmery, sparkly bracelets that jingle and jangle every time you move. Some may say that\u2019s excessive, but I am not one of them\u2014a foofaraw of bangles seems like a good thing to me.<\/p>\n

And I don\u2019t know why that definition is talking about buildings. Buildings don\u2019t even wear bangles.<\/p>\n

Do you see my point? And besides, doesn\u2019t the word just make you want to shout it out loud?!<\/p>\n

Foofaraw! It\u2019s like a cheer. Rah! Rah! Foofaraw!<\/p>\n

So, here\u2019s my advice. Let\u2019s make a fuss when a makin\u2019 a fuss is fun, and let\u2019s bangle up our arms and decorate our duds (and our buildings, because apparently that\u2019s a thing) as we see fit.<\/p>\n

I say fooey\u2014oops, I mean phooey (ugh!) to those fastidious folks who fret so frightfully over fussiness.<\/p>\n

Free your inner foofaraw, farmgirls!\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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