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dandy
[ dan-dee ]
noun
- a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- Informal. something or someone of exceptional or first-rate quality:
Your reply was a dandy.
adjective
- characteristic of a dandy; foppish.
- Informal. fine; excellent; first-rate:
a dandy vacation spot.
dandy
1/ ˈæԻɪ /
noun
- a man greatly concerned with smartness of dress; beau
- a yawl or ketch
adjective
- informal.very good or fine
dandy
2/ ˈæԻɪ /
noun
- another name for dengue
Derived Forms
- ˈ岹Ի徱, adverb
- ˈ岹Ի⾱, noun
- ˈ岹Ի⾱, adjective
Other Word Forms
- 岹d· 岹d·· 岹·徱··· [dan-, dahy, -, uh, k-lee], adverb
- 岹d· 岹·徱a· adjective
- 岹d· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dandy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dandy1
Idioms and Phrases
see fine and dandy .Example Sentences
But fans will say all of that is fine and dandy - what matters is what happens between the ropes.
"In 2007, the manic pixie dream girl was all the rage, and that's all fine and dandy up until your roommate gets murdered, and then you just become an episode of 'Law and Order.'"
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.
De Bascher was the opposite, a dandy who enjoyed dissolute idleness with an elegant insouciance.
“You’ll carry on as if nothing was wrong, as if everything was fine and dandy?”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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