1. Showy or unnecessary ornaments, decorations, or clothing; trivial or frivolous items.
Usage: Usually plural; often used to describe excessive or tasteless adornment
2. Frivolous or trivial behavior, speech, or ideas; nonsense.
Usage: Abstract sense; often used to dismiss something as unimportant

Examples

• She dismissed the elaborate decorations as mere fripperies.
• The designer's latest collection was full of unnecessary fripperies that added nothing to the garment's function.
• He had no patience for the fripperies of high society.
• The store window displayed all manner of fripperies—ribbons, beads, and lace.
• Don't waste time on such fripperies when there is real work to be done.
• Her outfit was elegant without excessive fripperies.