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dandy

[ dan-dee ]

noun

plural dandies.
  1. a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
  2. Informal. something or someone of exceptional or first-rate quality:

    Your reply was a dandy.



adjective

dandier, dandiest.
  1. characteristic of a dandy; foppish.
  2. Informal. fine; excellent; first-rate:

    a dandy vacation spot.

dandy

1

/ ˈæԻɪ /

noun

  1. a man greatly concerned with smartness of dress; beau
  2. a yawl or ketch
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adjective

  1. informal.
    very good or fine
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dandy

2

/ ˈæԻɪ /

noun

  1. another name for dengue
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ岹Ի徱, adverb
  • ˈ岹Ի⾱, noun
  • ˈ岹Ի⾱, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 岹d· 岹d·· 岹·徱··· [dan-, dahy, -, uh, k-lee], adverb
  • 岹d· 岹·徱a· adjective
  • 岹d· noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dandy1

First recorded in 1770–80; origin uncertain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dandy1

C18: perhaps short for jack-a-dandy
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Idioms and Phrases

see fine and dandy .
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Example Sentences

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They tried a ghost of it, but also tanked so much legislation in the name of bipartisanship, which is all fine and dandy if you agree on basic human rights.

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De Bascher was the opposite, a dandy who enjoyed dissolute idleness with an elegant insouciance.

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“You’ll carry on as if nothing was wrong, as if everything was fine and dandy?”

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The projected starting QB, after all, is Geno Smith — a Pro Bowler whose last season and a half has been somewhere between decent and dandy.

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In 1972, Isaac Hayes accepted his Oscar for oringal song in a frilly lavender top that evoked both the dominant styles of the Black artistic community and the old-school white dandy.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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