frippery n. + Add to list UK //fɹˈɪpəɹi// frip·pery Archaic SynonymsEtymology Synonyms bagatelleflufffrivolityOriginOFRfripier→FRAfriperie→ENfrippery From French friperie, from Old French fripier (“to rub up and down, to wear into rags”). Compare fripper.