fop

Meaning

A vain man; a dandy.

Synonyms

dandy
C2
dude
A2
beau
C1
coxcomb
swell
B2
popinjay
gallant
C2
clotheshorse
sheik
C2
fashion plate
esthete
buck
B2
peacock
C2
🦚
pompous
C2
poseur
prig
49k
show-off
22k
snob
C2
swaggerer

toff

twit
20k

vain person

fashion-plate

Jack-a-dandy

boaster
braggart
44k
exquisite
C1
hipster
26k
jackanapes
johnny
B1
macaroni
C2
man about town
masher
metrosexual
nut
B2
Translations

zerbinotto
saletjonker
petimetre
fat
bellâtre
kwast
Geck
dandy
bellimbusto
vagheggino
godelureau
pinturero
dandy
Fatzke
damerino
Frequency

46k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɒp/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
foppe
In summary

From Middle English foppe, fobbe (“fop, fool”). Akin to German foppen (“to jeer”).

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