dandy

Word family

dan·dy1 /ˈdændi/ noun (plural dandies) [countableC] old-fashioned

FASHIONABLEa man who spends a lot of time and money on his clothes and appearance 讲究衣着和外表的男子，好打扮的男子

Examples from the Corpus

dandy• He dressed like a dandy in a Prince Albert coat, derby hat, and stiff collar.• My father-in-law, whom I never met, was a bit of a dandy.• I even smartened myself up, becoming something of a dandy.• A dandy with a thin mustache, he carried a cane and wore a hard-visored cap.• The bored wives of old men and burgesses often found happiness in the arms of some court dandy or noble fop.• No Elizabethan dandy ever sported a finer ruff.• The place was thronging with all sorts - rough working men, sailors, neatly dressed tradespeople, a few dandies.

dandy2 adjectiveadj informal especially American EnglishAmE

FASHIONABLEvery good – often used in a slightly humorous way 很好的〔略带幽默意味〕

We’re at our hotel, and everything is fine and dandy.

我们在自己的宾馆里，一切都非常好。

Examples from the Corpus

dandy• Saint Louis' 23-5 record looks dandy.• This is fine and dandy, as far as it goes.• For real tux deluxe you can add a spangly corset top, decorative waistcoat and a dandy cravat.• At the appeals hearing, which featured some dandy performances by advocates of down-rated groups, the panel sent some signals.• It's all fine and dandy with me.

fine and dandy• Everything is fine and dandy.• This is fine and dandy, as far as it goes.• Everything fine and dandy as long as she was gainfully occupied.• It's all fine and dandy with me.

The DandyDandy, Then trademark

na British comic (=a magazine for children that tells stories using sets of drawings), whose best-known character is desperate dan

Origin dandy1

(1700-1800) Perhaps from Dandy, a form of the name Andrew