dandy

American  

[dan-dee] / ˈdæn di /

noun

plural

dandies

1. a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.

2. Informal. something or someone of exceptional or first-rate quality.

   Your reply was a dandy.

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adjective

dandier, dandiest

1. characteristic of a dandy; foppish.

2. Informal. fine; excellent; first-rate.

   a dandy vacation spot.

dandy ¹ British  

/ ˈdændɪ /

noun

1. a man greatly concerned with smartness of dress; beau

2. a yawl or ketch

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adjective

1. informal very good or fine

dandy ² British  

/ ˈdændɪ /

noun

1. another name for dengue

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dandy Idioms  

1. see fine and dandy.

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Other Word Forms

• dandiacal adjective
• dandiacally adverb
• dandily adverb
• dandyish adjective
• dandyishly adverb
• dandyism noun

Etymology

Origin of dandy

First recorded in 1770–80; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

I hate the Patriots, and I hate doing this, and maybe down deep I’m thinking, given my prediction record, if I pick them they’ll lose and wouldn’t that be dandy?

From Los Angeles Times

He hit his head on the bedpost and got a dandy black eye.

From Literature

Some gentlemen are dandies, but most dandies are not gentlemen.

From The Wall Street Journal

The men are all of them dandies, smoking pipes and wearing colorful cravats at the neck.

From Literature

Khan arrived on the red carpet in an outfit created by Indian designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee - decked out with his own dandy cane, plenty of bling and sunglasses.

From BBC

Related Words

• first-rate
• marvelous
• nifty
• splendid
• terrific