dandy
see also: Dandy
Pronunciation
Dandy
Proper noun
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see also: Dandy
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdændi/
dandy (comparative dandier, superlative dandiest)
- Like a dandy, foppish.
- Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
- That's all fine and dandy, but how much does it cost?
- Excellent; first-rate.
- What a dandy little laptop you have.
- 1924, Boys' Life (page 27)
- Grip Sures are dandy shoes for anything that comes along. Hiking, climbing, canoeing, around camp or in the gym — you can't have anything better.
- (like a dandy) seeSynonyms en
- (limited good) all very well, well and good
- (excellent) seeSynonyms en
dandy (plural dandies)
- A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
- (British, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
- A dandy roller.
- (man concerned with appearance) seeSynonyms en
- German: Dandy, Pinkel
- Italian: damerino, bellimbusto, figurino, fighetto, fichetto
- Russian: де́нди
- Spanish: dandi, gomoso, petimetre, pisaverde, lechuguino, boquirrubio
Dandy
Proper noun
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