Fop

Fop
Fop Fop, n. [OE. foppe, fop, fool; cf. E. fob to cheat, G. foppen to make a fool of one, jeer, D. foppen.] One whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress; a coxcomb; an inferior dandy. [1913 Webster]

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  • fop — n Fop, dandy, beau, coxcomb, exquisite, dude, buck are comparable when denoting a man who is conspicuously fashionable or elegant in dress or manners. Fop is applied to a man who is preposterously concerned with fashionableness, elegance, and… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • fop — fop·ling; fop·pery; fop·pish; fop·py; fop; fop·pish·ly; fop·pish·ness; …   English syllables

  • fop — /fop/, n. a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners. [1400 50; late ME foppe, fop; akin to FOB2] Syn. dandy, coxcomb, popinjay, peacock, swell, dude. * * * …   Universalium

  • fop — [fɔp US fa:p] n old fashioned [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: fop stupid person (15 18 centuries)] a man who is very interested in his clothes and appearance used to show disapproval >foppish adj >foppishness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fop — [ fap ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a man who thinks too much about his clothes and appearance ╾ fop|pish adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • Fop — (engl., Mehrzahl Fops), Geck, Zierbengel …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Fop — (engl.), Narr, Geck; auch als Eigenname …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Fop — (engl.), Narr, Geck; davon foppen, zum Narren halten …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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