Meaning of FOP
| Pronunciation: | | fâp
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| | Definition: | | [n] a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance |
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| | Synonyms: | | beau, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fashion plate, gallant, sheik, swell |
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| | See Also: | | adult male, Beau Brummell, Brummell, cockscomb, coxcomb, George Bryan Brummell, man | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | arbiter of fashion, beau, Beau Brummel, blade, blood, boulevardier, buck, clotheshorse, clubman, clubwoman, coxcomb, dandy, deb, debutante, dude, exquisite, fashion plate, fashionable, fine gentleman, fribble, gallant, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, lady-killer, lounge lizard, macaroni, man-about-town, masher, mondain, mondaine, puppy, socialite, spark, sport, subdeb, subdebutante, swell, swinger, taste-maker, tone-setter, trend-setter |
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