Dandy
noun
A man who cares a lot about his clothing and personal appearance.
He always dresses like a dandy.
Often appears as...
- dress like a dandy
- act like a dandy
adjective
Very good or agreeable; excellent.
The weather is just dandy for a picnic.
Often appears as...
- just dandy
- feel dandy
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
noun
A unit for measuring the sharpness of cut grass.
The dandy is used to measure the jaggedness of the cut grass.
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Technical
noun
A man who cares a lot about his clothing and personal appearance.
He always dresses like a dandy.
Often appears as...
- dress like a dandy
- act like a dandy
adjective
Very good or agreeable; excellent.
The weather is just dandy for a picnic.
Often appears as...
- just dandy
- feel dandy
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
noun
A unit for measuring the sharpness of cut grass.
The dandy is used to measure the jaggedness of the cut grass.
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Elegance
Historically, 'dandy' describes men who were extra elegant, often in 18th and 19th century Europe.
He admired the portraits of dandies from the Georgian era.
Pro Tip 2/3Possible Mockery
Sometimes used mockingly for someone overly concerned with appearance.
Stop fussing with your tie, you look like a dandy!
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reference
'Dandy' can refer to characters in literature or film who focus on fashion and appearance.
The character in the movie was such a dandy, with his velvet jackets.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Elegance
Historically, 'dandy' describes men who were extra elegant, often in 18th and 19th century Europe.
He admired the portraits of dandies from the Georgian era.
Pro Tip 2/3Possible Mockery
Sometimes used mockingly for someone overly concerned with appearance.
Stop fussing with your tie, you look like a dandy!
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reference
'Dandy' can refer to characters in literature or film who focus on fashion and appearance.
The character in the movie was such a dandy, with his velvet jackets.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Elegance
Historically, 'dandy' describes men who were extra elegant, often in 18th and 19th century Europe.
He admired the portraits of dandies from the Georgian era.
Pro Tip 2/3Possible Mockery
Sometimes used mockingly for someone overly concerned with appearance.
Stop fussing with your tie, you look like a dandy!
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reference
'Dandy' can refer to characters in literature or film who focus on fashion and appearance.
The character in the movie was such a dandy, with his velvet jackets.
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Joshua Klein: The...
We put coins and peanuts all around the base of the machine. Crows eventually come by, eat the peanuts, and get used to the machine being there. Eventually, they eat all the peanuts. Then they see peanuts here on the feeder tray, and hop up and help themselves. Then they leave, the machine spits up more coins and peanuts, and life is dandy if you're a crow --
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The mathematician who...
and perhaps the financial industry in general? Kind of being on a runaway train that's -- I don't know -- helping increase inequality? How would you champion what's happening in the hedge fund industry? I think in the last three or four years, hedge funds have not done especially well. We've done dandy,
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The surprising science...
where you see that the lower ranking the male baboon is, the higher is his cortisol level in the feces, but the alpha male, as you see, has just as high a level as the lowest-ranking males, and so you may think that being alpha male is nice and dandy and is wonderful,
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Are China and the US...
unilaterally seek to change the rules of the global order. So apart from all of that, it's just fine and dandy, the U.S.-China relationship. No real problems there. The challenge, though, is given those deep-rooted feelings,
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Thomas P. Campbell:...
depicting lavish court scenes with courtiers and dandies who would look quite at home in the pages of the fashion press today, thick woods with hunters crashing through the undergrowth in pursuit of wild boars and deer,
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If I controlled the...
Their name in your inbox it's all you wanted anyway. And a message saying, "Hey, it's me. I miss you. Listen, you'll see being dead is dandy. Now you go back to raising kids and waging peace and craving candy."
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JP Rangaswami:...
and there were a number of other passions I was also interested in, but these two were the ones that differentiated me. And then life was fine, dandy. Everything was okay, until I got to about the age of 26,
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Bear Organ Trafficking PIPE...
the hill a bunch of guys up here huh are you guiding no sir don't ever no sir I don't have a guideline we take a look at your tagging nice bear nice - dandy nice big white blaze - man that's sweet
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Weaving narratives in...
meters wide depicting lavish court scenes with courtiers and dandies who look quite at home in the pages of of the fashion press today thick woods with hunters crashing through the undergrowth
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Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
at them Bundy Bundy or bunny Bundy bunny dandy but Vandy bunny Bonnie not bunny or Bundy
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Joshua Klein: The...
We put coins and peanuts all around the base of the machine. Crows eventually come by, eat the peanuts, and get used to the machine being there. Eventually, they eat all the peanuts. Then they see peanuts here on the feeder tray, and hop up and help themselves. Then they leave, the machine spits up more coins and peanuts, and life is dandy if you're a crow --
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The mathematician who...
and perhaps the financial industry in general? Kind of being on a runaway train that's -- I don't know -- helping increase inequality? How would you champion what's happening in the hedge fund industry? I think in the last three or four years, hedge funds have not done especially well. We've done dandy,
Video examples
The surprising science...
where you see that the lower ranking the male baboon is, the higher is his cortisol level in the feces, but the alpha male, as you see, has just as high a level as the lowest-ranking males, and so you may think that being alpha male is nice and dandy and is wonderful,
Video examples
Are China and the US...
unilaterally seek to change the rules of the global order. So apart from all of that, it's just fine and dandy, the U.S.-China relationship. No real problems there. The challenge, though, is given those deep-rooted feelings,
Video examples
Thomas P. Campbell:...
depicting lavish court scenes with courtiers and dandies who would look quite at home in the pages of the fashion press today, thick woods with hunters crashing through the undergrowth in pursuit of wild boars and deer,
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If I controlled the...
Their name in your inbox it's all you wanted anyway. And a message saying, "Hey, it's me. I miss you. Listen, you'll see being dead is dandy. Now you go back to raising kids and waging peace and craving candy."
Video examples
JP Rangaswami:...
and there were a number of other passions I was also interested in, but these two were the ones that differentiated me. And then life was fine, dandy. Everything was okay, until I got to about the age of 26,
Video examples
Bear Organ Trafficking PIPE...
the hill a bunch of guys up here huh are you guiding no sir don't ever no sir I don't have a guideline we take a look at your tagging nice bear nice - dandy nice big white blaze - man that's sweet
Video examples
Weaving narratives in...
meters wide depicting lavish court scenes with courtiers and dandies who look quite at home in the pages of of the fashion press today thick woods with hunters crashing through the undergrowth
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Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
at them Bundy Bundy or bunny Bundy bunny dandy but Vandy bunny Bonnie not bunny or Bundy
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Quote examples
Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
If you get rich in the name of the poor, fine and dandy. The problem is when you earn it. If you earn the money in the private sector by starting a business and hiring a lot of people, that's when you become the enemy.
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Sarah Zettel
American Author
I think people enjoy a series. When you like a story, many readers want more of the same, which is dandy, if the author and the characters have more to say.
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Jimmy Butler
American Athlete
It's not all fine and dandy, but a smile can go a long way. Show some love, be patient, and this world will be a much better place.
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Emily Weiss
American Businesswoman
My musical inclinations are fine and dandy within the confines of my ears and my earphones but don't sit well with others.
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Sebastian Horsley
British Artist
Being a dandy is a condition rather than a profession. It is a defense against suffering and a celebration of life.
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Tom Peters
American Businessman
Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers.
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Charles Baudelaire
French Poet
But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.
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Ogden Nash
American Poet
Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.
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George Meredith
English Novelist
Cynicism is intellectual dandyism.
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William Hazlitt
English Critic
Dandyism is a variety of genius.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
If you get rich in the name of the poor, fine and dandy. The problem is when you earn it. If you earn the money in the private sector by starting a business and hiring a lot of people, that's when you become the enemy.
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Sarah Zettel
American Author
I think people enjoy a series. When you like a story, many readers want more of the same, which is dandy, if the author and the characters have more to say.
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Jimmy Butler
American Athlete
It's not all fine and dandy, but a smile can go a long way. Show some love, be patient, and this world will be a much better place.
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Emily Weiss
American Businesswoman
My musical inclinations are fine and dandy within the confines of my ears and my earphones but don't sit well with others.
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Sebastian Horsley
British Artist
Being a dandy is a condition rather than a profession. It is a defense against suffering and a celebration of life.
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Tom Peters
American Businessman
Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers.
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Charles Baudelaire
French Poet
But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.
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Ogden Nash
American Poet
Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.
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George Meredith
English Novelist
Cynicism is intellectual dandyism.
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William Hazlitt
English Critic
Dandyism is a variety of genius.
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