fooferall

[Wilson Gray]

Cf.  OED _foofaraw_

B. noun 2.

http://oed.com/view/Entry/258819?redirectedFrom=fooferaw#eid

IME, this word has never been out of use, at least amongst the colored.

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-Wilson
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On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 12:09 AM, victor steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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 threa=
> d.
>> 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, keyboard=
> s,
>> basses, midi crap, mikes, stands, recording gear and all the fooferall th=
> at
>> goes with that, Â 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 Al=
> ex
>> McLeish hiring. Â I still think the whole thing is mental but I=92m just a
>> neanderthal. [Guardian -- http://goo.gl/2tOBZ]
>>
>
> http://goo.gl/K5hZY
>
>> Â 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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