dandy

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

4. A dandy roller.

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

6. (India)A boatman, a rower.

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

8. (India)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. (Ireland, UK, archaic, slang)A small glass of whisky.

1. Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.

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

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3. You dress like a dandy.

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

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5. He's a dandy.

   deEr ist ein Dandy.

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