fop

  • 11Fop — (engl.), Narr, Geck; davon foppen, zum Narren halten …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 12fop — fop, f. o. p. 〈Abk. für engl.〉 free on plane …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 13fop — fop, f. o. p. 〈Abk. für engl.〉 free on plane …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 14fop — (n.) mid 15c., foolish person, of unknown origin, perhaps related to fob (v.), Ger. foppen jeer at, make a fool of (see FOB (Cf. fob) (v.)). Sense of dandy is 1660s …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 15fop — [n] dandy beau, Beau Brummel, clotheshorse, coxcomb, dude, fashion plate, macaroni, peacock, popinjay; concept 423 …

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  • 16fop — ► 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» …

    English terms dictionary

  • 17FOP — abbrev. Fraternal Order of Police …

    English World dictionary

  • 18fop — [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 …

    English World dictionary

  • 19Fop — For the meanings of the acronym FOP, see FOP (disambiguation). The fop (also known as a fribble, popinjay, fashion monger, or clotheshorse) is a stock character who appears from time to time in fiction. He is a person who makes a habit of… …

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  • 20Fop — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fop >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fop fop fine gentleman Sgm: N 1 swell swell Sgm: N 1 dandy dandy dandiprat| =>! Sgm: N 1 exquisite exquisite coxcomb beau …

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