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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