- fop
- fop (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.
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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. [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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
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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
