Dictionary Word Of The Day: Dandy

noun

noun: dandy; plural noun: dandies

1. 1.

   a man unduly concerned with looking stylish and fashionable.

   "his floppy handkerchiefs and antique cufflinks gave him the look of a dandy"

   synonyms:

   fop, beau, man about town, bright young thing, glamour boy, rake; More boulevardier, petit-maître; informalswell, toff, dude, sharp dresser, snappy dresser, natty dresser, trendy, pretty boy; archaicblade, blood, buck, coxcomb, masher, peacock, popinjay, dapperling "I even smartened myself up, becoming something of a dandy"

2. 2.

   informaldated

   an excellent thing of its kind.

   "the Winchester Model 37 shotgun is a dandy, at a low price"

adjective

adjective: dandy; comparative adjective: dandier; superlative adjective: dandiest

1. 1.

   North Americaninformal

   excellent.

   "things are all fine and dandy"
2. 2.

   relating to or characteristic of a dandy.

   "ruffle-fronted dandy shirts"