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Definition of dandy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dandy

noun
 
/ˈdændi/
 
/ˈdændi/
(plural dandies)
(old-fashioned)
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  1. a man who cares a lot about his clothes and appearance
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: perhaps a shortened form of 17th-cent. Jack-a-dandy ‘conceited fellow’ (the last element representing Dandy, a pet form of the given name Andrew).
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