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dandy
dan·dy D0022200 (dăn′dē)n. pl. dan·dies 1. A man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; a fop.2. Something very good or agreeable.3. Nautical See yawl.adj. dan·di·er, dan·di·est 1. Suggestive of or attired like a dandy; foppish.2. Fine; good.
[Perhaps short for jack-a-dandy, fop.]
dan′di·ly adv.dan′dy·ish adj.dan′dy·ish·ly adv.dan′dy·ism n.dandy (ˈdændɪ) n, pl -dies1. (Clothing & Fashion) a man greatly concerned with smartness of dress; beau2. (Nautical Terms) a yawl or ketchadj, -dier or -diestinformal very good or fine[C18: perhaps short for jack-a-dandy] ˈdandily adv ˈdandyish adj ˈdandyism n
dandy (ˈdændɪ) n (Pathology) another name for denguedan•dy (ˈdæn di)
n., pl. -dies, n. 1. a man excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; fop. 2. something or someone of exceptional quality. adj. 3. characteristic of a dandy; foppish. 4. fine; excellent; first-rate. [1770–80; orig. uncertain] dan′di•ly, adv. dan′dy•ish, adj. dan′dy•ism, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  dandy - a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearancefashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, clotheshorse, dude, swellcoxcomb, cockscomb - a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishmentsmacaroni - a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" | | 2. |  dandy - a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpostyawlsailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts | | Adj. | 1. |  dandy - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, groovy, keen, great, neatcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechgood - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
dandynoun1. fop, beau, swell (informal), blood (rare), buck (archaic), blade (archaic), peacock, dude (U.S. & Canad. informal), toff (Brit. slang), macaroni (obsolete), man about town, fop, popinjay, coxcomb a handsome young dandyadjective1. (Informal) excellent, great, fine, capital, splendid, first-rate Everything's fine and dandy.dandyadjective1. Informal. Exceptionally good of its kind:ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top.Informal: A-one, bully, great, swell, topflight, topnotch.Slang: boss.Chiefly British: tophole.2. Informal. Particularly excellent:divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful.Informal: dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous.Slang: cool, groovy, hot, keen, neat, nifty.Idiom: out of this world.Translationsdandy
fine and dandyFine; good. The phrase is often used sarcastically. Sure, Saturday afternoon is fine and dandy—see you then. Well, that's just fine and dandy—my car won't start!See also: and, dandy, finefine and dandynice; good; well. Well, that's just fine and dandy. Couldn't be better. I feel fine and dandy, and I'm going to have a good time here.See also: and, dandy, finejim-dandyexcellent. This is a jim-dandy knife. Where'd you get it? Tom: I'll meet you at six, OK? Charlie: That'll be jim-dandy.fine and dandyAll right, excellent, as in What you're proposing is fine and dandy with the rest of us. This redundant colloquialism ( fine and dandy both mean "excellent") today is more often used sarcastically in the sense of "not all right" or "bad," as in You don't want to play bridge? Fine and dandy, you've left me without a partner. See also: and, dandy, finefine and dandy mod. nice; good; well. (Often sarcastic.) Well, that’s just fine and dandy. Couldn’t be better! See also: and, dandy, finefine and dandyExcellent. This redundant American colloquialism—fine and dandy both mean excellent—today is most often used ironically, for a circumstance that is far from excellent. Originally, however, in the early 1900s, it was stated straightforwardly, as in “‘Has she recovered from her fall?’ ‘Yes, she’s fine and dandy now.’”See also: and, dandy, finedandy
dandy Nautical a yawl or ketch Dandy
Dan·dy (dan'dē), Walter E., U.S. neurosurgeon, 1886-1946. See: Dandy operation, Dandy-Walker syndrome. DANDY
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dandy
Related to dandy: Dandy Walker syndromeSynonyms for dandynoun fopSynonyms- fop
- beau
- swell
- blood
- buck
- blade
- peacock
- dude
- toff
- macaroni
- man about town
- popinjay
- coxcomb
adj excellentSynonyms- excellent
- great
- fine
- capital
- splendid
- first-rate
Synonyms for dandyadj exceptionally good of its kindSynonyms- ace
- banner
- blue-ribbon
- brag
- capital
- champion
- excellent
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- prime
- quality
- splendid
- superb
- superior
- terrific
- tiptop
- top
- A-one
- bully
- great
- swell
- topflight
- topnotch
- boss
- tophole
adj particularly excellentSynonyms- divine
- fabulous
- fantastic
- fantastical
- glorious
- marvelous
- sensational
- splendid
- superb
- terrific
- wonderful
- dreamy
- great
- ripping
- super
- swell
- tremendous
- cool
- groovy
- hot
- keen
- neat
- nifty
Synonyms for dandynoun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearanceSynonyms- fashion plate
- fop
- gallant
- sheik
- beau
- clotheshorse
- dude
- swell
Related Words- coxcomb
- cockscomb
- macaroni
- adult male
- man
noun a sailing vessel with two mastsSynonymsRelated Words- sailing ship
- sailing vessel
adj very goodSynonyms- bang-up
- bully
- corking
- cracking
- nifty
- not bad
- peachy
- slap-up
- smashing
- swell
- groovy
- keen
- great
- neat
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