Значення

значень: 9
  1. A 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

  2. Something excellent in its class.

  3. (Британія)A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.

  4. A dandy roller.

  5. (історичне)A horse-drawn railway carriage used on some branch lines.

  6. (Індія)A boatman, a rower.

  7. (Індія)A Shaiva mendicant who carries a small rod.

  8. (Індія)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.

  9. (Ірландія, Британія, архаїчне, сленг)A small glass of whisky.

Приклади

речень: 7
  1. Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.

  2. He was a funny little man, a great dandy, but wonderfully clever.

  3. You dress like a dandy.

  4. Men who are dandies and women who are darlings rule the world, at least they should do so.

  5. He's a dandy.

    deEr ist ein Dandy.

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Походження

Borrowed from Scots dandy (“a fop; one who is well-dressed”). Of uncertain origin. From H

Borrowed 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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