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See more synonyms for dandy on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
adjective, dan·di·er, dan·di·est. characteristic of a dandy; foppish. Informal fine; excellent; first-rate: a dandy vacation spot. Show More
Origin of dandy First recorded in 1770–80; origin uncertain
Related forms dan·di·ly , dan·dy·ish·ly , dan·di·a·cal·ly [dan-dahy -uh k-lee] /dænˈdaɪ ək li/ adverb dan·dy·ish , dan·di·a·cal , adjective dan·dy·ism , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for dandy terrific ,
marvelous ,
first-rate ,
splendid ,
nifty ,
fly ,
prime ,
great ,
swell ,
grand ,
paragon ,
keen ,
capital ,
model ,
cool ,
exemplary ,
famous ,
first-class ,
glorious ,
groovy Examples from the Web for dandy Contemporary Examples of dandy As well as being less flirtatious, Capaldi is far less of a dandy .
Gary Hume dressed as a Mexican dandy and sold tequila slammers.
That's all fine and dandy , except that it propagates a potentially false story from an unsavory source.
The substance of their positions, to them, is fine and dandy .
Toff, (slang) n: a person of the upper classes; a swell, dandy ; a good sort.
Historical Examples of dandy She had been to business college and was a dandy stenographer.
Dust Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
I think that was just Saunders trying to make a dandy good job of it.
"He's a dandy if he catches Baumberger," Miss Georgie averred, gloomily.
And I thought of a dandy idea, it's what they call an inspiration.
They know Dandy Jack, and are philosophically resigned to their fate.
British Dictionary definitions for dandy a man greatly concerned with smartness of dress; beau a yawl or ketch Show More
adjective -dier or -diest informal very good or fine Show More
Derived Forms dandily , adverb dandyish , adjective dandyism , noun Word Origin for dandy C18: perhaps short for jack-a-dandy
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Word Origin and History for dandy n. c.1780, of uncertain origin; it first appeared in a Scottish border ballad:
I've heard my granny crack
etc. In that region, Dandy is diminutive of Andrew (as it was in Middle English generally). The word was in vogue in London c.1813-1819. His female counterpart was a dandizette (1821) with French-type ending. The adjective dandy first recorded 1792; very popular c.1880-1900. Related: Dandified ; dandify .
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