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   dan·dy

   /ˈdandē/

   noun

   • 1. a man unduly devoted to style, neatness, and fashion in dress and appearance: "his floppy handkerchiefs and antique cufflinks gave him the look of a dandy"
   • 2. an excellent thing of its kind: informal, dated "this umbrella is a dandy"

   adjective

   • 1. excellent: informal North American "things are all fine and dandy"
   • 2. relating to or characteristic of a dandy: "ruffle-fronted dandy shirts"

   Word Origin late 18th century: perhaps a shortened form of 17th-century Jack-a-dandy ‘conceited fellow’ (the last element representing Dandy, a pet form of the given name Andrew).

   Derivatives

   • 1. dandyish adjective
   • 2. dandyism noun

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