#526 frippery

frippery- ornate or showy clothing or adornment; showiness; ostentation; unimportant considerations; trifles; trivia

- C16 from Old French freperie, from frepe frill, rag, old garment, from Medieval Latin faluppa a straw,

Cars like the Subaru Impreza WRX and Mazda's hatchbacks are loved for their rough-and-tumble rally personalities, not for interior frippery or extra design cues.

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