fop
1 of 2noun
ˈfäp 
1
obsolete : a foolish or silly person
2
: a man who is devoted to or vain about his appearance or dress : coxcomb, dandy
fop
2 of 2verb
fopped; fopping
transitive verb
obsolete
: fool, dupe
Synonyms
Noun
- beau
- Beau Brummell
- buck
- dandy
- dude
- gallant
- jay
- lounge lizard
- macaroni
- pretty boy
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Example Sentences
Noun he's such a fop that he drives nearly 50 miles just to get his hair cut by Monsieur Louis
Recent Examples on the Web
Clive Thompson, Smithsonian, 21 Nov. 2019 Cartoons of the period show caricatures of self-regarding young fops posing and preening with their monocles on full display. Austin Grossman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2019 The artist’s virile exemplars helped liberate gay men from society’s cheap assignations — as mentally disturbed fops mincing out roles as faux women. R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019 No, those bewigged, Georgia-era fops didn’t speak with a lisp. John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 June 2018 That fop Shaw-Asquith was right about that, at least! Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 17 June 2018 The next persona is Shipwrecked Sadie (Christina Day), a British fop in a court suit who has escaped from pirates and has a reverie about gender identity. Dave Sturm, Columbia Flier, 16 Mar. 2018 The surrounding players are exaggerated, one-note caricatures; Barrie’s wife is a superficial shrew, her lover is a fop, the grandmother is stern and matronly, the promoter has a perpetual glint in his eye and the actors are campy. Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2018 Ferry, by nature shy and self-effacing, reinvented himself as a fop with issues. Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2018 See More
Noun
From the very beginning, though, riders were also mocked as fops pursuing a ludicrous pastime. Clive Thompson, Smithsonian, 21 Nov. 2019 Cartoons of the period show caricatures of self-regarding young fops posing and preening with their monocles on full display. Austin Grossman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2019 The artist’s virile exemplars helped liberate gay men from society’s cheap assignations — as mentally disturbed fops mincing out roles as faux women. R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019 No, those bewigged, Georgia-era fops didn’t speak with a lisp. John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 June 2018 That fop Shaw-Asquith was right about that, at least! Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 17 June 2018 The next persona is Shipwrecked Sadie (Christina Day), a British fop in a court suit who has escaped from pirates and has a reverie about gender identity. Dave Sturm, Columbia Flier, 16 Mar. 2018 The surrounding players are exaggerated, one-note caricatures; Barrie’s wife is a superficial shrew, her lover is a fop, the grandmother is stern and matronly, the promoter has a perpetual glint in his eye and the actors are campy. Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2018 Ferry, by nature shy and self-effacing, reinvented himself as a fop with issues. Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English; akin to Middle English fobben to deceive, Middle High German voppen
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
circa 1590, in the meaning defined above
fop
noun
as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance he's such a fop that he drives nearly 50 miles just to get his hair cut by Monsieur Louis Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dude
- beau
- gallant
- dandy
- macaroni
- popinjay
- jay
- coxcomb
- cavalier
- pretty boy
- buck
- Beau Brummell
- lounge lizard
- blade
- clotheshorse
- exquisite
- swell
- dasher
- fancy Dan
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- slob
- sloven