Fop
noun
A man who pays too much attention to his clothes and appearance.
He was often mocked as a fop due to his flamboyant dressing and manners.
Often appears as...
- dressed like a fop
- act like a fop
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A man who pays too much attention to his clothes and appearance.
He was often mocked as a fop due to his flamboyant dressing and manners.
Often appears as...
- dressed like a fop
- act like a fop
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Context
In history, a fop was a man overly concerned with fashion, common in 17th and 18th-century European literature.
Characters in novels set in the 1700s are often portrayed as fops, preoccupied with their powdered wigs.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Pejorative
The term 'fop' can be used to mildly insult someone, implying vanity and lack of substance.
Despite his qualifications, his colleagues called him a fop for his meticulous attention to grooming.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Use
In literature, fop is often used humorously or to criticize superficiality in certain characters.
The playwright introduced a fop as comic relief, poking fun at the character's obsession with clothing.
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Quote examples
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
British Statesman
The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs at it, at the same time he knows he must not neglect it.
Quote examples
Robert Carlyle
Scottish Director
I'd love to play some kind of fop.
Quote examples
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
British Statesman
The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs at it, at the same time he knows he must not neglect it.
Quote examples
Robert Carlyle
Scottish Director
I'd love to play some kind of fop.
Example 1 of 2
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