jack-a-dandyn.

Brit.

/ˌdʒakəˈdandi/, U.S.

/ˌdʒækəˈdændi/

Forms:

α. 1600s iack o'dandy, 1600s iack-a-dandy, 1600s iacke-a-dandy, 1600s– jack-a-dandy.

β. 1600s– Jack Dandy.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Jack , dandy n.¹

Etymology: < the male forename Jack (see Jack n.²) + dandy n.¹, as a generic name for a dandy (compare Jack n.² Compounds 1), with insertion of -a- in α. forms probably after jackanapes n.

1. A vain or conceited man, esp. one whose style of dress is ostentatiously elegant or fashionable; a fop, a dandy. Also sometimes without depreciative connotations: a suave, elegant, or well-dressed man. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > dandy

popa1500

miniona1513

prick-me-daintya1529

puppy?1544

velvet-coat1549

skipjack1554

coxcomb1567

musk cat?1567

physbuttocke1570

Adonis?1571

Adon1590

foretop1597

musk-cod1600

pretty fellow1600

sparkc1600

spangle-baby1602

flash1605

barber-monger1608

cocoloch1610

dapperling1611

fantastica1613

feather-cock1612

trig1612

jack-a-dandy?1617

gimcrack1623

satinist1639

powder puffa1653

fop1676

prig1676

foplinga1681

cockcomb1684

beau garçona1687

shape1688

duke1699

nab1699

smirk1699

beau1700

petty master1706

moppet1707

Tom Astoner1707

dapper1709

petit maître1711

buck1725

toupee1727

toupet1728

toupet-man1748

jemmy1753

jessamy1753

macaroni1764

majoc1770

monkeyrony1773

dandyc1780

elegant1780

muscadin1794

incroyable1797

beauty man1800

bang-up1811

natty1818

ruffian1818

exquisite1819

heavy swell1819

marvellous1819

bit of stuff1828

merveilleux1830

fat1832

squirt1844

dandyling1846

ineffable1859

guinea pig1860

Dundreary swell1862

masher1872

dude1877

mash1879

dudette1883

dand1886

heavy gunner1890

posh1890

nut1904

smoothie1929

fancy-pants1930

saga boy1941

fancy Dan1943

?1617 J. Taylor Jack a Lent sig. A4 To praise the Turnspit Iacke my Muse is mum, Nor of the entertainment of Iacke Drum Ile not rehearse: nor of Iacke Dogge, Iacke Date, Iacke foole or Iacke a Dandy I relate.

1664 G. Etherege Comical Revenge ii. iii. 30 Leave her, she's only worth the care Of some spruce Jack-a-dandy.

1690 G. Miege Short French Dict. (ed. 3) i. sig. Cc2 Jack-Dandy, or Jack-Sprat, un jeune Fou.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. xxix. 207 Notwithstanding all the Jack-a-dandies that have been fluttering about you.

1784 L. MacNally Robin Hood iii. 67 Fresh and gay, As flow'rs in May, And I'm her jack a-dandy-O.

1809 E. S. Barrett Setting Sun II. 7 Oh, Wardle! sweep me away such jackadandies from the face of the earth.

1869 C. H. Spurgeon John Ploughman's Talk 13 I'd sooner by half bend my back double with hard work than be a jack-a-dandy.

1902 Illustr. London News 4 Oct. 491/2 There was she with her arms about the neck of this Jack-a-dandy.

1925 T. Dreiser Let. 24 Aug. in I. Goldberg Man Mencken 379 Certainly he was Baltimore's richest brewer's son and the yellow shoes and bright tie that he was wearing were characteristic of the jack-dandies and rowdy-dows of his native town.

2007 ‘Avi’ Traitors' Gate ix. 59 He dressed like a jack-a-dandy, with a brushed top hat that seemed to be held up by his ears.

2. Frequently in form Jack Dandy. [Rhyming slang] . Brandy.Recorded chiefly in dictionaries and glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > brandy > [noun]

brandya1640

bingo1699

eau-de-vie1748

O.D.V.1839

jack-a-dandy1857

1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue 10 Jack-Dandy, brandy.

1933 ‘W. Juniper’ True Drunkard's Delight 230 Brandy is your nectar and you shout for cool- or cold-nantz, cold-tea,..Jack-a-dandy, or sugar-candy.

1992 R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit 95 Jack-A-Dandy, brandy.

Compounds

† attributive, with the sense ‘of, appropriate to, or characteristic of a jack-a-dandy’. Also appositive, with the sense ‘that is a jack-a-dandy’. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1647 Mercurius Melancholicus No. 17. 103 They made (Sir Reverence) an order for twenty thousand pounds a moneth to be assessed for advancing of the War in Ireland, and the trayterous Committee of Derby House must draw up a Jack-a-dandy Ordinance, to that effect.

a1791 F. Grose Olio (1796) 98 Ere in this jack-a-dandy plight, I boasted an exclusive right.

1842 S. Lover Handy Andy xix. 172 Tom did not understand French, but..despised it as a jack-a-dandy acquirement.

1884 W. S. Gilbert Princess Ida (1899) iii. These tufted jack-a-dandy featherheads.

Derivatives

† Jack-a-dandyism n. Obsolete the character, style, or manners of a jack-a-dandy.

ΚΠ

1825 European Mag. & London Rev. Dec. 380 (heading) John Bullism and Jack-a-Dandyism; A scene at the Palais Royal.

1842 S. Lover Handy Andy iv. 41 They call in Jack Growling, who scorns Jack-a-dandyism, and he gets a solitary guinea.

1869 Med. Press & Circular 3 Feb. 104/1 While the very existence of the Army Medical Service is in debate,..the representatives of Jack-a-Dandyism in the service are in a condition of effervescence about their belts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jack-a-dandy
释义	jack-a-dandyn. Brit. /ˌdʒakəˈdandi/, U.S. /ˌdʒækəˈdændi/ Forms: α. 1600s iack o'dandy, 1600s iack-a-dandy, 1600s iacke-a-dandy, 1600s– jack-a-dandy. β. 1600s– Jack Dandy. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Jack , dandy n.¹ Etymology: < the male forename Jack (see Jack n.²) + dandy n.¹, as a generic name for a dandy (compare Jack n.² Compounds 1), with insertion of -a- in α. forms probably after jackanapes n. 1. A vain or conceited man, esp. one whose style of dress is ostentatiously elegant or fashionable; a fop, a dandy. Also sometimes without depreciative connotations: a suave, elegant, or well-dressed man. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > dandy popa1500 miniona1513 prick-me-daintya1529 puppy?1544 velvet-coat1549 skipjack1554 coxcomb1567 musk cat?1567 physbuttocke1570 Adonis?1571 Adon1590 foretop1597 musk-cod1600 pretty fellow1600 sparkc1600 spangle-baby1602 flash1605 barber-monger1608 cocoloch1610 dapperling1611 fantastica1613 feather-cock1612 trig1612 jack-a-dandy?1617 gimcrack1623 satinist1639 powder puffa1653 fop1676 prig1676 foplinga1681 cockcomb1684 beau garçona1687 shape1688 duke1699 nab1699 smirk1699 beau1700 petty master1706 moppet1707 Tom Astoner1707 dapper1709 petit maître1711 buck1725 toupee1727 toupet1728 toupet-man1748 jemmy1753 jessamy1753 macaroni1764 majoc1770 monkeyrony1773 dandyc1780 elegant1780 muscadin1794 incroyable1797 beauty man1800 bang-up1811 natty1818 ruffian1818 exquisite1819 heavy swell1819 marvellous1819 bit of stuff1828 merveilleux1830 fat1832 squirt1844 dandyling1846 ineffable1859 guinea pig1860 Dundreary swell1862 masher1872 dude1877 mash1879 dudette1883 dand1886 heavy gunner1890 posh1890 nut1904 smoothie1929 fancy-pants1930 saga boy1941 fancy Dan1943 ?1617 J. Taylor Jack a Lent sig. A4 To praise the Turnspit Iacke my Muse is mum, Nor of the entertainment of Iacke Drum Ile not rehearse: nor of Iacke Dogge, Iacke Date, Iacke foole or Iacke a Dandy I relate. 1664 G. Etherege Comical Revenge ii. iii. 30 Leave her, she's only worth the care Of some spruce Jack-a-dandy. 1690 G. Miege Short French Dict. (ed. 3) i. sig. Cc2 Jack-Dandy, or Jack-Sprat, un jeune Fou. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. xxix. 207 Notwithstanding all the Jack-a-dandies that have been fluttering about you. 1784 L. MacNally Robin Hood iii. 67 Fresh and gay, As flow'rs in May, And I'm her jack a-dandy-O. 1809 E. S. Barrett Setting Sun II. 7 Oh, Wardle! sweep me away such jackadandies from the face of the earth. 1869 C. H. Spurgeon John Ploughman's Talk 13 I'd sooner by half bend my back double with hard work than be a jack-a-dandy. 1902 Illustr. London News 4 Oct. 491/2 There was she with her arms about the neck of this Jack-a-dandy. 1925 T. Dreiser Let. 24 Aug. in I. Goldberg Man Mencken 379 Certainly he was Baltimore's richest brewer's son and the yellow shoes and bright tie that he was wearing were characteristic of the jack-dandies and rowdy-dows of his native town. 2007 ‘Avi’ Traitors' Gate ix. 59 He dressed like a jack-a-dandy, with a brushed top hat that seemed to be held up by his ears. 2. Frequently in form Jack Dandy. [Rhyming slang] . Brandy.Recorded chiefly in dictionaries and glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > brandy > [noun] brandya1640 bingo1699 eau-de-vie1748 O.D.V.1839 jack-a-dandy1857 1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue 10 Jack-Dandy, brandy. 1933 ‘W. Juniper’ True Drunkard's Delight 230 Brandy is your nectar and you shout for cool- or cold-nantz, cold-tea,..Jack-a-dandy, or sugar-candy. 1992 R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit 95 Jack-A-Dandy, brandy. Compounds † attributive, with the sense ‘of, appropriate to, or characteristic of a jack-a-dandy’. Also appositive, with the sense ‘that is a jack-a-dandy’. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1647 Mercurius Melancholicus No. 17. 103 They made (Sir Reverence) an order for twenty thousand pounds a moneth to be assessed for advancing of the War in Ireland, and the trayterous Committee of Derby House must draw up a Jack-a-dandy Ordinance, to that effect. a1791 F. Grose Olio (1796) 98 Ere in this jack-a-dandy plight, I boasted an exclusive right. 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy xix. 172 Tom did not understand French, but..despised it as a jack-a-dandy acquirement. 1884 W. S. Gilbert Princess Ida (1899) iii. These tufted jack-a-dandy featherheads. Derivatives † Jack-a-dandyism n. Obsolete the character, style, or manners of a jack-a-dandy. ΚΠ 1825 European Mag. & London Rev. Dec. 380 (heading) John Bullism and Jack-a-Dandyism; A scene at the Palais Royal. 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy iv. 41 They call in Jack Growling, who scorns Jack-a-dandyism, and he gets a solitary guinea. 1869 Med. Press & Circular 3 Feb. 104/1 While the very existence of the Army Medical Service is in debate,..the representatives of Jack-a-Dandyism in the service are in a condition of effervescence about their belts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1617
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