fop

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/ fɒp /

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noun

a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.

OTHER WORDS FOR fop

dandy, coxcomb, popinjay, peacock, swell, dude.

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Origin of fop

1400–50; late Middle English foppe, fop; akin to fob²

Words nearby fop

footwork, footworn, footy, foo yong, foozle, fop, foppery, foppish, for, for a change, forage

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How to use fop in a sentence

There was an FOP meeting on July 14, and Fanone and Dunn decided to attend.
What Mike Fanone Can't Forget|Molly Ball|August 5, 2021|Time
Muske-catthe civet-cat; applied as a term of contempt to a fop, as being a person perfumed with musk.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
The young fop bowed in silence, turned on the heels of his boots, and gracefully quitted the boudoir.
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket|Honore de Balzac
Three signs of a fop: the track of his comb in his hair; the track of his teeth in his food; the track of his stick behind him.
Ancient Irish Poetry|Various

Cumnock then yawned a town fop's advice to a hustling street passenger to apologize for his rudeness before it was too late.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
You will discover one day that she is loyal to the core, tho' she has a fop of a father who would serve his Grace's chocolate.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for fop

fop

/ (fɒp) /

noun

a man who is excessively concerned with fashion and elegance

Derived forms of fop

foppish, adjectivefoppishly, adverbfoppishness, noun

Word Origin for fop

C15: related to German foppen to trick; see fob ²

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