dandy

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdandi/

noun (plural dandies)

  • 1a man unduly concerned with looking stylish and fashionable: his floppy handkerchiefs and antique cufflinks gave him the look of a dandy
  • 2 informal, dated an excellent thing of its kind: the Winchester Model 37 shotgun is a dandy, at a low price

adjective (dandier, dandiest)

  • 1North American informal excellent: things are all fine and dandy
  • 2relating to or characteristic of a dandy: ruffle-fronted dandy shirts

Derivatives

dandyish

adjective

dandyism

noun

Origin:

late 18th century: perhaps a shortened form of 17th-century Jack-a-dandy 'conceited fellow' (the last element representing Dandy, a pet form of the given name Andrew)