fop

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

Origin of fop

1
1400–50; late Middle English foppe, fop; akin to fob2

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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.

  • 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.

  • Cumnock then yawned a town fop's advice to a hustling street passenger to apologize for his rudeness before it was too late.

  • 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
  1. a man who is excessively concerned with fashion and elegance

Origin of fop

1
C15: related to German foppen to trick; see fob ²

Derived forms of fop

  • foppish, adjective
  • foppishly, adverb
  • foppishness, noun

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