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,
• 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 ).