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Synonyms for dandies

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dan-dee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdæn di

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Définition of dandies

Origin :
  • c.1780, of uncertain origin; it first appeared in a Scottish border ballad:
  • I've heard my granny crackO' sixty twa years backWhen there were sic a stock of Dandies O
  • etc. In that region, Dandy is diminutive of Andrew (as it was in Middle English generally). The word was in vogue in London c.1813-1819. His female counterpart was a dandizette (1821) with French-type ending. The adjective dandy first recorded 1792; very popular c.1880-1900. Related: Dandified; dandify.
  • As in Beau Brummel : noun ladies' man
  • As in fashion plate : noun well-dressed person
  • As in coxcomb : noun fop
  • As in puppy : noun young dog
  • As in yawl : noun boat
  • As in dude : noun dapper man
Example sentences :
  • The dandies patronised her, and selected her for their Muse.
  • Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • But this only proves that dandies are brave as well as other Britons—as all Britons.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Snobs » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • There are Indian men in some of the houses—lagging braves, boys, and “dandies.”
  • Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid
  • “Dandies of the first water, oh yes,” replied Fritz quizzingly.
  • Extract from : « Fritz and Eric » by John Conroy Hutcheson
  • "Never let the dandies call you a prig," said the statesman.
  • Extract from : « My Novel, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • They might be dandies from the west,—they might be clerks from the east.
  • Extract from : « Lucretia, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • In his heart he exults that the dandies now throng to his soirees.
  • Extract from : « The Parisians, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • There are one or two dandies in Sorrento who attempt to dress as they do in Naples.
  • Extract from : « Saunterings » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • Are you proposing to cut out all the dandies and bloods of the capital?
  • Extract from : « Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo » by Louis Guimbaud
  • At the present day dandies of this stamp are fast disappearing.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words » by A London Antiquary
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