dandy
See also: Dandy
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Scots dandy (“a fop; one who is well-dressed”). Of uncertain origin.
Possibly from Dandy, a diminutive of Andrew, yet the Scots word is used also in reference to women. Alternatively, possibly a back-formation of Scots dandilly, dandillie (“one who is spoiled or pampered; a "pet"”). Compare English dandle and dander.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dandy (comparative dandier, superlative dandiest)
- Like a dandy, foppish.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 6:
- No town-bred dandy will compare with a country-bred one—I mean a downright bumpkin dandy ...
- 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.
Synonyms
- (like a dandy): See Thesaurus:foppish
- (limited good): all very well, well and good
- (excellent): See Thesaurus:excellent
Translations
like a dandy
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very good; better than expected but not as good as could be
first-rate
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Noun
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.
Synonyms
- (man concerned with appearance): See Thesaurus:dandy
Derived terms
terms derived from dandy (noun)
Translations
man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance
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yawl — see yawl
small after-sail on a yawl
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See also
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: dan‧dy
Noun
dandy m (plural dandy's, diminutive dandy'tje n)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
dandy
Declension
Inflection of dandy (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | dandy | dandyt | ||
genitive | dandyn | dandyjen | ||
partitive | dandyä | dandyjä | ||
illative | dandyyn | dandyihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | dandy | dandyt | ||
accusative | nom. | dandy | dandyt | |
gen. | dandyn | |||
genitive | dandyn | dandyjen | ||
partitive | dandyä | dandyjä | ||
inessive | dandyssä | dandyissä | ||
elative | dandystä | dandyistä | ||
illative | dandyyn | dandyihin | ||
adessive | dandyllä | dandyillä | ||
ablative | dandyltä | dandyiltä | ||
allative | dandylle | dandyille | ||
essive | dandynä | dandyinä | ||
translative | dandyksi | dandyiksi | ||
abessive | dandyttä | dandyittä | ||
instructive | — | dandyin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
dandy m (plural dandys)
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