dandy
A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely…A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
» Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.
Значение
значений: 9A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
Dandy, Pinkel
де́ндиdɛ́ndi, франтfrant, щёгольščógolʹ
чепурунčepurun
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Something excellent in its class.
(Британия)A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
A dandy roller.
(историческое)A horse-drawn railway carriage used on some branch lines.
(Индия)A boatman, a rower.
(Индия)A Shaiva mendicant who carries a small rod.
(Индия)An open sedan chair formed by suspending a rudimentary frame or strong cloth from a pole or set of poles.
1870, Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming, Good Words, p. 135:
As the darkness closed in... I had to give up the attempt to use the dandy, and struggle on on foot.
(Ирландия, Британия, архаичное, сленг)A small glass of whisky.
Примеры
предложений: 7Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.
He was a funny little man, a great dandy, but wonderfully clever.
You dress like a dandy.
Men who are dandies and women who are darlings rule the world, at least they should do so.
He's a dandy.
deEr ist ein Dandy. — Zurich899
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
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Происхождение
Borrowed from Scots dandy (“a fop; one who is well-dressed”). Of uncertain origin. From HBorrowed from Scots dandy (“a fop; one who is well-dressed”). Of uncertain origin.
From Hindi डंडी (ḍaṇḍī, “rod, pole”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸 (ḍaṃḍigā), from Sanskrit दण्डिका (daṇḍikā), from दण्ड (daṇḍa) + -इका (-ikā).
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Формы
мн. число: dandiesСинонимы
синонимов: 45- a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance:dudefopgallantsheikbeauswellfashion plateclotheshorse
- a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost:yawl