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dan·dy
I. noun
or dan·di \ˈdändē, ˈdan-\
(plural dandies or dandis)
Etymology: Hindi ḍā̃ḍī, from ḍā̃ḍ oar, pole, staff, from Sanskrit daṇḍa stick
1. : a boatman on the Ganges river
2. : a palanquin used in India and made with a pole projecting at each end
II. \ˈdandē, ˈdaan-, -ndi\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: probably short for jack-a-dandy
1. : a man who gives fastidious and exaggerated attention to dress or personal appearance (as by always dressing in the height of fashion or by adopting carefully affected styles of dress)
< he became a dandy given to lavender-colored suits with long jackets and brief double-breasted waistcoats — Walter Marsden >
2. : something especially excellent in its class
< a dandy — good-natured, willing and awfully good at his job — D.B.Putnam >
< a little dandy of a tent — New Yorker >
< this novel is a dandy >
— not often in formal use
3. [by shortening] : dandy roll
4. : a small 2-masted sailboat with a modified ketch rig
5. : a device resembling a small capstan used to hoist the trawl in fishing
6. : a large pail or can usually mounted on wheels and used for pouring tar or asphalt in road building
III. adjective
(usually -er/-est)
1. : of, relating to, or suggestive of a dandy : foppish
< gave himself dandy airs >
< a dandy sort of fellow >
2. : very good : first-rate, fine
< a dandy new bicycle >
< a dandy place for a picnic >
< dandy weather >
— not often in formal use |