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—jack-a-dandyism, n./jak'euh dan"dee/, n., pl. jack-a-dandies. Older Use.dandy (def. 1).[1625-35; JACK- + -a- ( < ?) + DANDY]
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jack-a-dandy
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Jack-a-dandy — Jack a dan dy, n. A little dandy; a little, foppish, impertinent fellow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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jack-a-dandy — jack a dan·dy … English syllables
jack-a-dandy — ˌjakəˈdandē noun (plural jack a dandies) Etymology: jack (I) + a (of) + dandy, of unknown origin : a little dandy : a little foppish impertinent fellow … Useful english dictionary
jack-a-dandy — n. Beau, fop, coxcomb, dandy, dandiprat, exquisite, popinjay, macaroni, jackanapes, man of dress, man milliner, vain fellow … New dictionary of synonyms
jack-a-dandy — n dandy, dude, fop, coxcomb, Beau Brummel, Sl. peacock, popinjay, fancy Dan, silk sock Sam; prettyboy, exquisite, silk stocking, fashion plate, clotheshorse; zoot suiter, macaroni, sharp dresser, fashionable; blade, gay blade, buck, Chiefly Brit … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Jack an' Dandy — Cockney Rhyming Slang Handy … English dialects glossary
Jack the Dandy — Cockney Rhyming Slang Brandy … English dialects glossary
Dandy — Dandy: Die Bezeichnung für »eleganter junger Mann« ist eine Entlehnung aus gleichbed. engl. dandy. Das engl. Wort ist im frühen 19. Jh. in London aufgekommen und bald darauf in die deutsche Sprache gedrungen. Seine Herkunft ist unklar,… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
dandy — / daendi/, it. / dɛndi/ s. ingl. [prob. dalla forma vezz. del nome proprio Andrew, o abbrev. di jack a dandy elegantone, damerino ], usato in ital. al masch. [uomo che cura molto il proprio aspetto, valorizza lo stile e le belle maniere e ostenta … Enciclopedia Italiana
