Talk:dandy

Intrinsic worthlessness?

As an adjective, doesn't the word imply an intrinsic worthlessness? As in "fine and dandy"? 76.125.225.194 15:34, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

Almost any word can be spoken or written ironically, with an intended meaning opposite the standard one. Only if a word is usually used that way would we define it as such. Sometimes, in marginal cases, we note frequent, non-majority ironic use in a usage note. "That's all fine and dandy" is often used, not ironically, but to mean that something's merits are limited, possibly irrelevant to the situation at hand. DCDuring TALK 19:06, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Chair?

Kipling's notes to Three and an extra say that a dandy is a "carrying-chair". Equinox ◑ 18:29, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Missing slang sense?

The Sex Pistols song Friggin' in the Riggin' has this verse: "The second mate was Andy / By Christ, he had a dandy / Till they crushed his cock with a jagged rock / For cumming in the brandy". Looks as though it might mean penis or erection. Equinox ◑ 15:55, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Isn't the noun usage antiquated now, or even obsolete?

I have literally never seen or heard someone call a man a "dandy" except in shows like Family Guy where the joke is that the person using the term is speaking like a pompous 19th century person. All the quotations offered are from 1945 or earlier. I believe it's safe to say that the only use of the word nowadays that is common is with the phrase "fine and dandy."

Maybe it's more common in the UK or other English-speaking areas besides North America, but if so it should be marked as such. 70.48.250.13 13:29, 16 August 2024 (UTC)