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dandy
[ dan-dee ]
noun
- a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- Informal. something or someone of exceptional or first-rate quality:
Your reply was a dandy.
adjective
- characteristic of a dandy; foppish.
- Informal. fine; excellent; first-rate:
a dandy vacation spot.
dandy
1/ ˈdændɪ /
noun
- a man greatly concerned with smartness of dress; beau
- a yawl or ketch
adjective
- informal.very good or fine
dandy
2/ ˈdændɪ /
noun
- another name for dengue
Derived Forms
- ˈdandily, adverb
- ˈdandyism, noun
- ˈdandyish, adjective
Other Words From
- dandi·ly dandy·ish·ly dan·di·a·cal·ly [dan-, dahy, -, uh, k-lee], adverb
- dandy·ish dan·dia·cal adjective
- dandy·ism noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dandy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dandy1
Idioms and Phrases
see fine and dandy .Example Sentences
And this big box that encloses him is only an exaggeration of his regular nerd-dandy clothes.
As well as being less flirtatious, Capaldi is far less of a dandy.
Yankee Doodle Dandy, from 1942, tells the story of the man who practically wrote the soundtrack to American patriotism.
Gary Hume dressed as a Mexican dandy and sold tequila slammers.
Baudelaire, very much the well-dressed young dandy, was watching from his carriage across the street.
The poor dandy showed a pair of straight coat-tails instanter, and the whole table joined in a "tremenjous" roar.
The tobacco-box, during the reign of Elizabeth, was no unimportant part of a dandy's outfit; sometimes a pouch or bag was used.
The creature kept up a deafening squealing, while out of the bush rushed Dandy, the farmers dog.
Dandy seemed much surprised to discover that he had locked his teeth on the wrong individual!
Boat after boat came up and made fast astern of the dandy vessel, and soon the decks were crowded with merry groups.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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