fooferall

[victor steinbok]

I came across "fooferall" in a comment on an article on VeloNews website.
This did not sound like a one-off,

http://goo.gl/YgkSI

> Nice post. Well said. Funny thing, every thing you said, we've heard
> before. I recall (geezer alert) this discussion taking place over 1)
> clipless pedals 2) hidden brake cables 3) Index shifting (This was a huge
> fooferall) 4) bib shorts (no kidding)
>


Plenty more hits. The meaning seems to be somewhere between "free for all"
and "much ado about nothing" and "brouhaha".

http://goo.gl/r0jAP

> Man, what a lot of fooferall over my asking about the phrasing of a thread.
> I've said it before, and now, I'll say it again.
> ...
> Fooferall. I'd give you a job in a minute if you used that word in the
> interview. For definite. Fooferall.
> Fooferall. That's right up there with stramash.
>

http://goo.gl/fONFg

> Rock musicians need more than just a violin and a bow. They need
> gear--amps, PA and all the fooferall that goes with it, guitars, keyboards,
> basses, midi crap, mikes, stands, recording gear and all the fooferall that
> goes with that,  and cases for the road--you name it , they need it.
>

http://goo.gl/RmxgK

> Anyway, all this fooferall is breaking the Yelp, which is supposed to be
> all about you actually going into a place and then giving your opinion.
>

http://goo.gl/3qzZF

> Paul Hayward takes everyone to task over the fooferall surrounding the Alex
> McLeish hiring.  I still think the whole thing is mental but I’m just a
> neanderthal. [Guardian -- http://goo.gl/2tOBZ]
>

http://goo.gl/K5hZY

>  In a meeting. This "powered point" is amazing. You can barely hear the
> slide carousel operating.



I initially thought it might have been some Strine expression, but it's not
in any way limited to Australian posts.

VS-)

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