dandy
noun · adjectiveA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 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.
- 2.
Something excellent in its class.
- 3.
(British)(British, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
- 4.
A dandy roller.
- 5.
(Ireland, UK, archaic, slang)A small glass of whisky.
- 6.
(historical)(rail transport, historical) A horse-drawn railway carriage used on some branch lines.
- 7.
(India)A boatman, a rower.
Our Dandees (or boatmen) boyled their rice.
- 8.
(India)A Shaiva mendicant who carries a small rod.
- 9.
(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.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Like a dandy, foppish.
Đồng nghĩa: beauish, buckish, coxcombical, dandiacal, dandified, dandy, dandyish, dandyistic, dudish, foppish, foppy, Jemmy-Jessamy, lily-handed, macaronic, swellish, Woosterian
- 2.
Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
That's all fine and dandy, but how much does it cost?
Đồng nghĩa: all very well, well and good
- 3.
Excellent; first-rate.
What a dandy little laptop you have.
Đồng nghĩa: ace, admirable, amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, badass, bang on, bang-up, studly, based, beatific, beneship, bitching, blissful, bomb, brilliant, bully, celestial, cher, choice, chronic, chur, cock on, commendable, cool, copacetic, crackerjack, cushty, dank, def, delightful, divine, dope, epic, excellent, exceptional, exemplary, exquisite, extraordinary, fab, fabulous, fantabulosa, fantastic, fierce, finger-lickin' good, fire, fireball, first-rate, fly, frabjous, glorious, gnarly, goated, great, grouse, heavenlike, heavenly, immaculate, impeccable, incredible, kick-ass, kicking, killer, lash, lautitious, lit, magnificent, marvelous, nang, outstanding, out of sight, phat, peak, peng, phenomenal, pog, poggers, priceless, pukka, quality, rad, radical, remarkable, rum, sensational, sick, slap-up, slick, spectacular, spiffing, splendid, spot on, stellar, sterling, stunning, super, superb, superior, sweet, swell, terrific, tight, top, top-drawer, top-hole, top-notch, top-of-the-range, top-shelf, topping, tubular, tuff, well-done, wicked, wicked pissah, wonderful, worldie
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Borrowed from dandy (a fop; one who is well-dressed). Of uncertain origin.