dandy

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
2. Something excellent in its class.
3. (British) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
4. A dandy roller.
5. (Ireland, UK, archaic, slang) A small glass of whisky.
6. (historical) A horse-drawn railway carriage used on some branch lines.

Adj

1. Like a dandy, foppish.
2. Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
3. Excellent; first-rate.

Concepts

dandy

élégant

fanfarron

type

bellâtre

muguet

gandin

gars

génial

grand

incroyable

maniéré

mec

mon pote

pas mal

pote

🧉

sensass

🆒

très bien

yole

étendoir

faire le malin

godelureau

gommeux

playboy

sigisbée

va

superman

play-boy

pinpin

ça baigne

tout

tout baigne

bath

bien

👍

fat

fin

🔚

galant

Synonymes

fop

dude

beau

swell

gallant

coxcomb

splendid

bang-up

peachy

nifty

foppish

dandified

popinjay

corking

fine

bully

cracking

smashing

smart

groovy

slap-up

neat

excellent

sheik

great

elegant

keen

clotheshorse

fashion plate

wonderful

terrific

yawl

crackerjack

sterling

spark

stunning

not bad

peacock

🦚

esthete

admirable

super

dressy

dress up

dresser

buck

blazing

dressed to kill

brilliant

gorgeous

golden

Traductions

Stutzer

damerino

Dandy

bellimbusto

Geck

petimetre

dandy

fat

saletjonker

δανδής

kwast

moscardino

φιλάρεσκος

Laffe

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈdæn.di/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à anglais: dandle

In summary

Borrowed from Scots dandy (“a fop; one who is well-dressed”). Of uncertain origin.
Possibly from Dandy, a diminutive of Andrew, yet the Scots word is used also in reference to women. Alternatively, possibly a back-formation of Scots dandilly, dandillie (“one who is spoiled or pampered; a "pet"”). Compare English dandle and dander.