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dandy noun [ ˈdandi ]

• a man unduly concerned with looking stylish and fashionable.
• "his floppy handkerchiefs and antique cufflinks gave him the look of a dandy"
Similar: fop, beau, man about town, bright young thing, glamour boy, rake, boulevardier, petit-maître, swell, toff, dude, sharp dresser, snappy dresser, natty dresser, trendy, pretty boy, blade, blood, buck, coxcomb, masher, peacock, popinjay, dapperling,
• an excellent thing of its kind.
• "the Winchester Model 37 shotgun is a dandy, at a low price"

dandy adjective

• excellent.
• "things are all fine and dandy"
Similar: excellent, very good, superb, outstanding, magnificent, of high quality, of the highest quality, of the highest standard, exceptional, marvellous, wonderful, sublime, perfect, eminent, pre-eminent, matchless, peerless, supreme, first-rate, first-class, superior, superlative, splendid, admirable, worthy, sterling, fine, super, A1, ace, great, terrific, tremendous, fantastic, fab, top-notch, tip-top, class, awesome, magic, wicked, cool, out of this world, too good to be true, mind-blowing, brilliant, brill, smashing, champion, bosting, badass, awesomesauce, on fleek, beaut, bonzer, spiffing, ripping, topping, top-hole, wizard, capital, swell, bosker, applaudable, shit hot,
Opposite: poor, inferior,
• relating to or characteristic of a dandy.
• "ruffle-fronted dandy shirts"
Origin: late 18th century: perhaps a shortened form of 17th-century Jack-a-dandy ‘conceited fellow’ (the last element representing Dandy, a pet form of the given name Andrew ).


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