dandy

[US]/'dændɪ/
[UK]/'dændi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. excellent, of the highest quality (colloquial)
n. a man who is very concerned about his clothes and appearance; a man devoted to style and fashion.

Example Sentences

He always dresses like a dandy.

She found his dandy attitude charming.

The dandy gentleman tipped his hat to the ladies.

She enjoys the company of dandy men.

The dandy shop on the corner sells expensive suits.

He is known for his dandy style and impeccable grooming.

The dandy's flashy car turned heads as he drove by.

She was impressed by his dandy manners.

The dandy gentleman offered her his arm as they walked.

The dandy's attention to detail in his appearance is remarkable.

Real-world Examples

Oh, well, where is he? - Fussing. He's rather a dandy.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

Let's look at the handy dandy map.

Source: Connection Magazine

Just then a dandy gentleman came into the shop.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

I'm still on my dandy cloud.

Source: We all dressed up for Bill.

So all fine and dandy on the solo music production.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

It doesn't make me look like a bit of a dandy?

Source: English little tyrant

All of which is fine and dandy for safer dams and better sewers, which threaten no one.

Source: The Economist - Technology

Yankee doodle keep it up, yankee doodle dandy?

Source: Charlie’s Growth Diary Season 2

We have the very handy dandy phone.

Source: Celebrity Unboxing记

[Pear] That's all fine and dandy, Orange.

Source: The daily life of a chatty orange.

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