fop
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English foppe, fobbe (“fop, fool”). Akin to German foppen (“to jeer”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɒp/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /fɑp/
- Rhymes: -ɒp
Noun
[edit]fop (plural fops)
- (dated) A vain man; a dandy.
- 2010, Pseudonymous Bosch, This Isn't What It Looks Like:
- And she nearly started a fight between two young fops in plumed hats and flouncy collars: "Clay-brained coxcomb!" "Mewling milk-livered maggot!"
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]vain man
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[edit]Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]fop
- inflection of foppen:
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