dandy
IPA: dˈændi
noun
- A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
- (Britain, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
- A dandy roller.
- (UK, Ireland, slang, archaic) A small glass of whisky.
- A surname.
- (Victoria, informal, in the plural) The Dandenong Ranges.
- (Victoria, informal, in the singular) Clipping of Dandenong. [A town in Victoria, Australia]
adjective
- Like a dandy, foppish.
- Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
- Excellent; first-rate.
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Examples of "dandy" in Sentences
- The template looks fine and dandy.
- How the Dandy rocks more than the Beano.
- He also used to draw Sneaker for The Dandy.
- The Dandy began in 1937 and The Beano in 1938.
- The chairman of the company was Henry Dandy Seymour.
- I've also read the books in the handy dandy biography.
- The film also documents the befriended band The Dandy Warhols.
- Dandy was the mascot of the New York Yankees between 1980 and 1985.
- A dandy and an epicure, Symons devoted much of his energy to fine living.
- In the case of the Dandy Roll, the watermark is pressed into the wet pulp.
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