Foppishness
41fob — Ⅰ. fob [1] ► NOUN 1) a chain attached to a watch for carrying in a waistcoat or waistband pocket. 2) (also fob pocket) a small pocket for carrying a watch. 3) a tab on a key ring. ORIGIN probably related to German dialect Fuppe pocket . Ⅱ …
42fop — ► NOUN ▪ a man who is excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance. DERIVATIVES foppery noun foppish adjective foppishly adverb foppishness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «fool» …
43foppery — fop ► NOUN ▪ a man who is excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance. DERIVATIVES foppery noun foppish adjective foppishly adverb foppishness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «fool» …
44foppish — fop ► NOUN ▪ a man who is excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance. DERIVATIVES foppery noun foppish adjective foppishly adverb foppishness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «fool» …
45foppishly — fop ► NOUN ▪ a man who is excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance. DERIVATIVES foppery noun foppish adjective foppishly adverb foppishness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «fool» …
46coxcomb — In the sixteenth century this was a reference to the hat worn by a professional fool. It was like a cock’s comb in shape and colour. The word quickly came to refer to the fool himself, then took on the special meaning of a person whose… …
47fop — [fäp] n. [ME foppe, a fool, prob. akin to FOB2] 1. Obs. a foolish person 2. a vain, affected man who pays too much attention to his clothes, appearance, etc.; dandy foppish adj. foppishly adv. foppishness n …
48la-di-da — [lä΄dē dä′] adj. [imitation of affected speech] Informal affected in speech, manners, etc.; pretentiously refined n. Informal 1. a la di da person 2. affected speech or behavior interj. used to express derision in response to affectation,… …
49dandified — adjective affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner • Syn: ↑dandyish, ↑foppish • Similar to: ↑elegant • Derivationally related forms: ↑foppishness (for: ↑foppish …
50dandyish — adjective affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner • Syn: ↑dandified, ↑foppish • Similar to: ↑elegant • Derivationally related forms: ↑foppishness (for: ↑foppish …
