3 definitions by John Sheffield

Slang: a project which, over time, involves an increasingly large number of people and expense.
Origin: The US project during the second world war to devolop the Atom Bomb.
As they kept wanting more functions, more testing and documentation, what should have been a simple job turned into the Manhattan Project.
by John Sheffield November 8, 2003
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Brit term for what is call an Eggplant in the US. Also refers to the deep purple color associated with the commonly available type of eggplant.
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Adj, Overly, cloyingly feminine or effeminate.
Noun, Offencive fragrance products (perfume, Colongue, ect..),sometimes of low quality, used in such quantity (often by someone who has not bathed) that it is overpowering.
Adj: I know he thinks he is dressed all GQ, but those clothes are just foofoo.

Noun:Walking from the back of the bus to the exit I walked through a cloud of foofoo that left me tasting it long after the bus had gone.
by John Sheffield November 8, 2003
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