Bouffancy

Bouffancy: (noun), bouffant + fancy

шутл. смешной вид женщины, которая носит слишком объемные юбки

[lang name="English"]PD: "The word ‘fancy’ appears as a mere accident of spelling, although the implied meaning is appropriate to the style of such attire"

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bouffancy — bouf·fan·cy … English syllables
bouffancy — ˈbüfənsē noun ( es) : an effect of fullness in women s clothing usually achieved by voluminous skirts … Useful english dictionary
bouffant — bouffancy /booh feuhn see/, n. /booh fahnt , booh fahnt/; Fr. /booh fahonn /, adj. 1. puffed out; full: a bouffant skirt. n. 2. a woman s hair style in which the hair is teased to give an overall puffed out appearance and often combed to frame… … Universalium

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