Complete Definition of "dandy"

English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ændi|-ændi

Adjective
dandy (dandier, dandiest)

  1. very good; better than expected but not as good as could be
  2. almost first rate

#* What a dandy little laptop you have.

Translations
trans-top|very good; better than expected but not as good as could be
Finnish: loistava, erinomainen
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trans-top|almost first rate
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Noun
dandy (plural dandies)

  1. a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance
  2. foppish
  3. context|UK|nautical a yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl

Synonyms
popinjay
dude, dood
fop
masher

Translations
trans-top|a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance
Spanish: t|es|dandi|m
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trans-top|foppish
Finnish: keikari, hienostelija
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trans-top|a yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl
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ttbc|Bulgarian: кон�е
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ttbc|Spanish: dandy m, pijo italbrac|Spain, pitoco italbrac|Venezuela, pituco italbrac|River Plate, popis italbrac|Mexico

Related terms
dandify
dandification
dandyish

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