Dictionary: DAN – DAND

• DAN
n. 1. 1303 obs. – an honourable title; used in addressing or speaking of members of the religious orders, or applied to distinguished men, knights, scholars, poets, etc. 
n. 2. 1787 Sc. obs. – a respectful term of address, lord, master 
n. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – scurf on animals; dandruff 
n. 4. a1909 US criminals’ sl. – dynamite
n. 5. c1920 sl. – a man in charge of a male public convenience 
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a sedan 
n. 7. 1988 Sc. sl. – a Roman Catholic 
n. 8. 2000s African-American sl. – a fool (Dumb-Ass Nigger)
 
• DANCE
n. 1. 1857 cant – a staircase; a flight of steps 
n. 2. 20C US prison sl. – a hanging
n. 3. 1940s Amer. street gang sl. – a fight between rival gangs
n. 4. 1970 Can. ice hockey sl. – a fight
vb. 1. 16C sl. – to have sexual intercourse 
vb. 2. 1821 US sl. – to kick and stomp 
vb. 3. 1846 Eng. dial. – to toss 
vb. 4. 1859 US sl. – of hanged person: to make involuntary spasmodic movements while being hanged; hence, to be executed by hanging 
vb. 5. M19 sl. – to steal from first or higher floors, usually in daytime when residents are downstairs and not in bed 
vb. 6. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to boil 
vb. 7. 20C Amer. sl. – to be in power or control of another; to be forced to be subservient to another, as through threats, blackmail, or because one has a dominating boss, wife or the like 
vb. 8. 20C sl. – of a male: to phallicize; to thrust in copulation 
vb. 9. 1977 US sl. – of a wink in tiddlywinks: to wobble around 
vb. 10. 1978 US sl. – to send someone away with deceptive or delaying action 
vb. 11. 1980 US sl. – to cause a car to bounce up and down by use of hydraulic lifts 
vb. 12. 1995 UK sl. – of a batsman in cricket: to swiftly advance beyond the crease to meet the pitch of a ball 
 
• DANCEABLE
adj.1 . 1860 colloq. – fit to dance with 
adj. 2. c1890 colloq. – of a tune: suitable for a dance 
 
• DANCE ABOUT
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to move about from place to place 
 
• DANCE ADAM’S JIG
vb. 17C-19C sl. – to have sexual intercourse 
 
• DANCE AFTER A PERSON’S PIPE
vb. 1562 – to follow his lead, to act after his desire or instigation 
 
• DANCE AFTER A PERSON’S WHISTLE
vb. 1823 – to follow his lead, to act after his desire or instigation 
 
• DANCE A HAKA
vb. c1890 NZ colloq. – to exhibit joy; to express one’s pleasure 
 
• DANCE A JIG ON AIR
vb. 1873 US sl. – to be executed by hanging 
 
• DANCE AROUND
vb. 1970s Amer. sl. – to improvise, etc., in order to avoid a question or issue 
 
• DANCE ASS
vb. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago sl. – to ignore the needs of others 
 
• DANCE AT BEILBY’S BALL
vb. M18 sl. – to be hanged 
 
• DANCE AT BEILBY’S BALL WHERE THE SHERIFF PAYS THE FIDDLERS
vb. M18 sl. – to be hanged 
 
• DANCE AT BEILBY’S BALL WHERE THE SHERIFF PLAYS THE MUSIC
vb. M18 sl. – to be hanged 
 
• DANCE AT HIS DEATH
vb. 1859 US sl. – to be hung 
 
• DANCE AT THE SHERIFF’S BALL
vb. L18 sl. – to be hanged 
 
• DANCE AT THE SHERIFF’S BALL AND LOLL ONE’S TONGUE OUT AT THE COMPANY
vb. L18 sl. – to be hanged 
 
• DANCE BAREFOOT
vb. 1596 obs. – of an elder daughter: to remain single while a younger daughter is married 
 
• DANCE BARNABY
vb. 1. 1664 obs. – to dance to a quick movement, move expeditiously 
vb. 2. 17C-19C sl. – to have sexual intercourse 
 
• DANCE BOBBIN JO
vb. 17C sl. – to have sexual intercourse 
 
• DANCE CARD
n. 1980s Amer. sl. – a putative list of priorities, engagements, etc. 
 
• DANCE FEVER
n. 2004 UK drug culture sl. – Fentanyl™, a synthetic narcotic analgesic that is used as a recreational drug
 
• DANCEHALL
n. 1. 1928 US prison sl. – the cell in which a prisoner is placed before being executed
n. 2. 1928 US sl. – the execution chamber in a prison in which death sentences are executed 
n. 3. 1944 US sl. – a large flat-bed semi-trailer truck 
 
• DANCE HIS LANE
vb. Bk1900 Sc. – to express great joy or violent rage 
 
• DANCEHOUSE
n. 1939 US prison sl. – a pre-execution cell; an execution chamber
 
• DANCE IN A NET
vb. 1583 arch. – to act with practically no disguise or concealment, while expecting to escape notice; in later use, to do something undetected 
 
• DANCE IN A ROPE
vb. M17 sl. – to be hanged 
 
• DANCE-IN-MY-LIFE
n. 1825 Sc. – a very diminutive or small person 
 
• DANCE IN THE HALF-PECK
vb. 1892 Eng. dial. – to be left behind as a bachelor, on a brother’s marriage
 
• DANCE IN THE HOG TROUGH
vb. M19 US sl. – usually of a woman: to remain unmarried after a usually younger sibling is married; to be the last child in a family to remain unmarried; hence; to be abandoned, often used as a jocular threat
 
• DANCE IN THE PIG TROUGH
vb. M19 US sl. – usually of a woman: to remain unmarried after a usually younger sibling is married; to be the last child in a family to remain unmarried; hence; to be abandoned, often used as a jocular threat
 
• DANCE IN THE RAIN ROOM
vb. 1989 US sl. – to take a shower in prison
 
• DANCE IN THE SANDBOX
vb. 1960s African-American sl. – to scheme, to deceive
 
• DANCE OF DEATH
n. 1998 sl. – a relationship or marriage between two addicts
 
• DANCE OFF
vb. 1930s Amer. sl. – to die, esp. by legal execution
 
• DANCE ON
vb. 1821 US sl. – to kick and stomp
 
• DANCE ON A DIME
vb. 1940s US sl. – to dance very close together
 
• DANCE ON AIR
vb. L18 sl. – to be hanged
 
• DANCE ON A ROPE
vb. M17 sl. – to be hanged
 
• DANCE ONE’S LANE
vb. 1733 Sc. – to dance with joy or from violent rage
 
• DANCE ON NOTHING
vb. L18 sl. – to be hanged
 
• DANCE ON NOTHING AT THE SHERIFF’S DOOR
vb. L18 sl. – to be hanged
 
• DANCE ON NOTHING AT THE TOLLING OF A BELL
vb. L18 sl. – to be hanged
 
• DANCE ON NOTHING IN A HEMPEN CRAVAT
vb. L18 sl. – to be hanged
 
• DANCE ON SOMEONE’S FACE
vb. 1980s African-American sl. – to hit or kick in the face
 
• DANCE ON SOMEONE’S LIPS
vb. 1980s African-American sl. – to hit or kick in the face
 
• DANCE ON THE CARPET
vb. 1946 US sl. – to be called into a superior’s office for questioning about possible misconduct or poor work performance
 
• DANCE ON THE MATTRESS
vb. 17C-19C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE ON THE TOP OF NOTHING
vb. 1864 US sl. – to be executed by hanging
 
• DANCE PARTY
n. 20C Aust. sl. – a disco
 
• DANCER
n. 1. 1864 arch. sl. – a housebreaker, esp. one who enters through the roof of a building; a cat burglar; a sneak thief
n. 2. 1895 Eng. dial. – of a bird: one which moves about
n. 3. 1949 US sl. – a boxer who evades the opponent rather than engaging him
n. 4. 1978 US sl. – in baseball: a knuckleball
n. 5. 20C Aust. sl. – cancer
 
• DANCER CASES
n. 20C Brit. sl. – shoes, boots, slippers
 
• DANCERESS
n. 1388 obs. exc. as a nonce word – a female dancer
 
• DANCERS
n. 1. 1671 arch. sl. – stairs
n. 2. c1717 – the Aurora Borealis or northern lights
n. 3. 1950s sl. – the feet
 
• DANCERY
n. 1. 1615 obs. rare  – dancing
n. 2. 1950s US sl. – a dance hall
 
• DANCE SALLENGER’S DANCE
vb. M17 sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE SALLENGER’S ROUND;  DANCE SALLINGER’S ROUND;  DANCE SELLINGER’S ROUND
vb. M17 sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE SOMEONE AROUND
vb. 1. 1970s US sl. – to deceive; to ‘mess’ around
vb. 2. 1980s US sl. – to harass; to pressurize someone
 
• DANCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD
vb. 17C literary euphemism – to have sexual intercourse  
 
• DANCE THE BLANKET HORNPIPE
vb. 17C-19C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE THE BUTTOCK(S) JIG
vb. 18C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE THE CARPET
vb. 20C Amer. sl. – to appear before an official for an investigation of one’s work or behaviour; to receive a reprimand, criticism, or punishment
 
• DANCE THE CUSHION DANCE
vb. 17C-19C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE THE GOATS JIG
vb. 18C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE THE HAY
vb. 1597 – to perform winding or sinuous movements around or among numerous objects; to go through varied evolutions like those of a dance
 
• DANCE THE IRISH JIG
vb. 17C-19C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE THE KIPPLES
vb. L18 sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE THE MARRIED MAN’S COTILLION
vb. 17C-19C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE THE MATRIMONIAL POLKA
vb. 17C-19C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE THE MATTRESS JIG
vb. 17C-19C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE THE MILL
vb. M19 W. Indies sl. – to walk on the prison treadmill
 
• DANCE THE MILLER’S-REEL
vb. a1796 sl. – to copulate
 
• DANCE THE NEWGATE-HORNPIPE
vb. 1829 sl. – to be hanged
 
• DANCE THE PADDINGTON FRISK
vb. 17C sl. – to be hanged
 
• DANCE THE PHIBBIE
vb. 1891 Eng. dial. – to get a horse-whipping
 
• DANCE THE REEL OF BOGIE
vb. L18 Sc. colloq. – to copulate
 
• DANCE THE REEL O’ STUMPIE
vb. L18 Sc. colloq. – to copulate
 
• DANCE THE SHEETS
vb. 17C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE THE STAIRS
vb. M19 sl. – to steal from first or higher floors, usually in daytime when residents are downstairs and not in bed
 
• DANCE THE TYBURN HORNPIPE ON NOTHING
vb. L18 sl. – to be hanged
 
• DANCE THE TYBURN JIG
vb. 1697 obs. – to be hanged
 
• DANCE TO A PERSON’S PIPE 
vb. 1562 – to follow his lead; to act after his desire or instigation
 
• DANCE TO A PERSON’S WHISTLE
vb. c1560 sl. – to follow his lead; to unquestionably obey
 
• DANCE TO THE TIME OF SHAKING THE SHEETS
vb. L16 sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE TO THE TUNE OF SHAKING THE SHEETS
vb. L16 sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE TO THE TUNE OF SHAKING THE SHEETS WITHOUT MUSIC
vb. L16 sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCE UPON NOTHING
n. 1840 – a hanging
vb. 1837 arch. – to be hanged
 
• DANCE UPON NOTHING IN A HEMPEN CRAVAT
vb. 18C sl. – to be hanged
 
• DANCE WITH JOHNNY ONE-EYE
vb. 1980s sl. – to masturbate
 
• DANCE WITH YOUR ARSE TO THE CEILING
vb. 17C-19C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
 
• DANCEY
adj. 1. E20 colloq. – of a person: inclined to dance
adj. 2. E20 colloq. – of music: suitable for dancing to
 
• DANCHY
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – an imaginary animal or monster used to frighten children
 
• DANCIE
n. 1872 Sc. – a dancing-master
 
• DANCING
n. 1970 UK sl. – in railway usage: the condition of locomotive wheels slipping on the rail
 
• DANCING ACADEMY
n. 1. M17 sl. – a brothel
n. 2. 1974 US sl. – used as a euphemism and legal dodge for an after-hours homosexual club
 
• DANCING DEVIL
n. 1931 Amer. dial. – a small whirlwind which picks up sand and dust; a dust devil
 
• DANCING DOG
n. c1880 sl. – a man who enjoys dancing
 
• DANCING GIRLS
n. 1959 US sl. – in dominoes: the seven tiles with a five; a five in any combination
 
• DANCING MASTER
n. 1. M17 sl. – an upper-class rowdy who found his amusement in making his victims ‘dance’ by stabbing at their legs with his sword
n. 2. L17 sl. – the hangman
n. 3. c1860 sl. – a ‘cat’ burglar
n. 4. 1923 boxing sl. – a boxer continuously ‘dancing about’  
 
• DANCING ON THE CARPET
phr. 1931 Can. railroadmen’s usage – summoned to the superintendent’s office for investigation or reprimand
 
• DANCING SCHOOL
n. M17 sl. – a brothel
 
• DANCITIVE
adj. 1606 obs. nonce word – inclined or given to dancing
 
• DANCY
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to dandle, as with an infant
 
• DAND
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
n. 1874 sl. or Eng. dial. – a dandy; a fop
 
• DANDALIE
adj. 1806 Sc. – spoiled by admiration; celebrated
 
• DAN DARES
n. 1996 UK rhyming sl. for ‘flares’ – flared trousers
 
• D AND D
adj. 1. 1899 UK sl. – drunk and disorderly
adj. 2. Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl. – drunk and dirty
adj. 3. 1937 US sl. – deaf and dumb
n. 1. 1889 US police sl. – a charge of being drunk and disorderly; one who is drunk and disorderly
n. 2. 1937 US beggars’ sl. – a beggar who is or who pretends to be deaf and dumb
n. 3. 2001 UK sl. – Dungeons and Dragons (a genre of fantasy roleplay games)
vb. 1. 1995 Can. sl. – fail to lead; to escape responsibility (‘delegate and disappear’)
vb. 2. 1997 US sl. – to leave a restaurant without paying your bill
 
• DANDELION BIRD
n. 1956 Amer. dial. – a goldfinch
 
• DANDER
adj. M19 sl. – angry
n. 1. 1821 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a stroll, a saunter
n. 2. 1831 colloq. – temper, anger, indignation
n. 3. 1868 Eng. dial. – a blow on the head
n. 4. 1877 Eng. dial. – a fit of shivering
n. 5. 1897 Eng. dial. – the head
n. 6. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a noise, a commotion
n. 7. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a slight scurf on the skin
n. 8. 1923 Sc. – a jogging on the knee
vb. 1. a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to make a trembling sound, to vibrate; to shake
vb. 2. 1728 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to stroll, to saunter, to walk aimlessly, idly, or uncertainly; to wander
vb. 3. 1796 Eng. dial. – to caper
vb. 4. 1847 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to talk incoherently, to ramble
vb. 5. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to anger, to rouse the temper
vb. 6. 1910s UK criminals’ sl. – to walk in a lively, brisk manner  
vb. 7. 1923 Sc. – to jog a child on the knee
 
• DANDERED
adj. 1. 1826 Eng. dial. – wandering, dazed, stupefied
adj. 2. 1880 sl. – angry, ruffled
 
• DANDERER
n. 1821 Sc. – a saunterer; one who habitually saunters about
 
• DANDERING
adj. 1. 1773 Sc. – wandering, sauntering
adj. 2. 1776 Sc. – vibrating, resounding
adj. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – foolish, weak-minded, twaddling; incoherent, rambling in speech
n. 1. 1828 Sc. – a wandering, a stroll
n. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – useless, silly talk
 
• DANDEROO
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something beautiful or attractive
 
• DANDERS
n. 1889 Eng. dial. – the shivers; a shivering fit
 
• DANDERY
adj. 1. 1838 US sl. – irritated; angry; alarmed
adj. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – trembling, infirm, tottery
 
• D AND I
n. 1970s sl. – the criminal charge of drunk and incapable
 
• DANDIACAL
adj. 1831 – dandyish, dandified
 
• DANDIE-DOE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a seesaw
 
• DANDIEFECHAN
n. 1808 Sc. obs. – a stroke, a resounding blow
 
• DANDIES
n. 1888 Eng. dial. – a children’s game with knuckle-bones or stones
 
• THE DANDIES
n. 1981 Aust. sl. – the Dandenong Ranges outside Melbourne
 
• DANDIFICATION
n. 1825 colloq. – the act or state of making look or looking like a dandy
 
• DANDIFIED 
adj. 1826 colloq. – made or adorned in the style of a dandy; foppish
 
• DANDIFY
vb. 1823 colloq. – to give the character or style of a dandy to; to make trim and smart like a dandy
 
• DANDILLIE
n. 1923 Sc. – a dandelion
 
• DANDILLIE-CHAIN
n. Bk1900 Sc. – a chain used by children as a toy or ornament, made of the stems of the dandelion
 
► DANDILLY adj. spoiled by admiration, or by being made too much of; celebrated for beauty; petted; fancy, over-ornamented → 1806 Sc.
n. 1. a woman spoiled by admiration; one conceited of her personal appearance; a vain woman; a pet, a darling → 1513 Sc.
n. 2. a young person who through over-indulgence is become feeble in body, or pettish in temper, or both → 1808 Sc.
 
• DANDILOLLIE
n. Urquhart usage – the penis
 
• DANDIPRAT
n. 1. 1556 obs. or arch. – a small, insignificant, or contemptible fellow; a dwarf, a pygmy
n. 2. 1583 obs. or arch. – a young lad, a little boy, an urchin; rarely a young girl
 
• DANDISETTE;  DANDIZETTE
n. 1. 1821 rare – a female dandy
n. 2. 1960s US sl. – a lesbian
 
• DANDLE
n. 1. a1600 Sc. obs. – a stroll, a saunter
n. 2. L18 UK criminals sl. – the hand
n. 3. 1933 Amer. dial. – a seesaw
vb. 1. 1530 – to move a child etc. lightly up and down in the arms or on the knee
vb. 2. 1569 obs. – to trifle, to play or toy with
vb. 3. 1575 – to make much of, to pet, to fondle, to pamper
vb. 4. 1927 Sc. – to toss about in the wind
vb. 5. 1931 Amer. dial. – to ride on a seesaw
 
• DANDLE-BOARD
n. 1943 Amer. dial. – a seesaw
 
• DANDLER
n. 1598 – one who dallies, a trifler
 
• DANDLES
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – an ill-conditioned, mismanaging female
 
• DANDLING
n. 1611 obs. or Eng. dial. – a dandled child; a pet, a spoiled child
 
• DANDLING-BOARD
n. 1943 Amer. dial. – a seesaw
 
• D AND M
n. 1996 Aust. sl. – a serious conversation, generally relating to personal relationships (Deep and Meaningful)
vb. 20C Aust. sl. – to have a deep and meaningful conversation
 
• DANDO
n. c1840 colloq. – a great eater, a glutton; one who frequents hotels, eating-houses, etc., satisfies his appetite, and leaves without paying
 
• DANDRIL
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a knock; a blow; a curved stick with which hockey is played
 
• DANDRUFF
n. 1. 1950 Amer. dial. – anger, temper
n. 2. 1950s sl. – a head-butt
n. 3. 1976 US sl. – snow
n. 4. 2001 UK sl. – cocaine
 
• DANDRUM
n. 1866 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a whim, a freak; an ill temper
 
• DANDY
adj. 1. 1792 colloq., orig. US – fancy; fashionable; hence, splendid, first-rate, excellent, fine; very good of its kind
adj. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. – pert, frolicsome
adj. 3. 1813 – characteristic of a dandy; affectedly neat, trim. or smart; fine, gay; flashy, showy
adj. 4. 1873 Eng. dial. – distracted
adj. 5. M19 sl. – homosexual
adv. 1. 1908 sl., orig. US – excellently, wonderfully; well; satisfactorily
adv. 2. 1952 Amer. dial. – very
n. 1. L17 Anglo-Indian – a Ganges boatman
n. 2. c1780 – a man whose style of dress is ostentatiously elegant or fashionable; a fop, a beau
n. 3. 1784 colloq. – a very good thing of its kind; the best; anything first-rate or excellent
n. 4. 1828 Eng. dial. – a bantam fowl
n. 5. 1838 Irish – a small jug; a small glass; a small glass of whisky
n. 6. 1837-40 sl. or colloq. – anything superlatively fine, neat, or dainty
n. 7. 1881 Sc. – an elegant woman; a prominent or distinguished person
n. 8. 1883 UK criminals’ sl. – an imitation gold coin; a fake sovereign
n. 9. M19 sl. – an effeminate male; a homosexual male
n. 10. L19 Anglo-Indian – a kind of vehicle used in the Himalayas, consisting of strong cloth slung like a hammock to a bamboo staff, and carried by two (or more) men called ‘dandy-wallahs’
n. 11. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the hand; a child’s hand
n. 12. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – an attractive girl
n. 13. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something beautiful or attractive .
n. 14. 1954 Aust. sl. – in South Australia: a small container for ice cream
n. 15. 1965 US sl. – a grade of ‘D’
n. 16. 1967 Amer. dial. – a dandelion
 
• THE DANDY
n. 1784 colloq. – one that is most attractive, neat, skilful, or stylish; now a stylish or first-class example of anything; precisely the thing needed, esp. if fashionable
 
• DANDY-BOY
n. 1940s W. Indies sl. – a well-dressed young man
 
• DANDY-CANDY
n. 1846 Eng. dial. – gaily coloured or ornamental candy
 
• DANDY-CAP
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – an old woman who pays much attention to dress
 
• DANDY-COCK
n. 1. 1859 Eng. dial. – a bantam-cock
n. 2. 1892 Eng. dial. – a foppish, strutting fellow
 
• DANDY-DEVIL
n. 1894 Eng. dial. – a fop
 
• DANDY DUDE
n. 1940s W. Indies sl. – a dandy
 
• DANDYFIED
adj. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – like a dandy
 
• DANDYFUNK
n. 1849 US nautical sl. – a pudding made of cracker crumbs, slush, and molasses
 
• DANDY-GO-LION
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the dandelion, Taraxacum leontoden
 
• DANDY-GO-RUSSET
adj. 1892 Eng. dial. – of articles of clothing: old, worn-out, faded, rusty-coloured
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – an ancient wig
 
• DANDY GREY RUSSET
adj. L18 sl. – dirty brown in colour
n. M18 colloq. – a dirty brown
 
• DANDY-HEN
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a bantam-hen
 
• DANDY-HORSE
n. 1. c1820 society sl. – a velocipede, a cross between a child’s hobby-horse and the most primitive of bicycles
n. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a tricycle or bicycle
 
• DANDYIC
adj. 1832 nonce word – dandyish
 
• DANDYIZE
vb. 1830 nonce word – to play the dandy
 
• DANDYLING
n. 1846 nonce word – a diminutive or petty dandy; a ridiculous fop
 
• DANDY-MAN
n. 1866 Eng. dial. – ? a travelling packman or peddler
 
• DANDY-MASTER
n. 1883 criminals’ sl. – a forger of gold coins; the head of a counterfeiting gang
 
• THE DANDYO
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
 
• DANDYPRAT
n. 1. c1550 colloq. – an insignificant, contemptible person
n. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a person of small or insignificant stature; a dwarf
 
• DANDY-PUFF
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – an interfering, meddlesome young person
 
• DANDYSETTE
n. 1. c1820 sl. – a female dandy
n. 2. E19 Brit. sl. – a female homosexual; a lesbian
 
• DANDY-SPRAT
n. 1888 Eng. dial. – a person of small or insignificant stature; a dwarf
 
• DANDY-TRAP
n. 1842 US sl. – a loose paving stone, which when stepped on the muddy water gushes up and soils footwear or clothing
 
• D AND Z
n. 1991 US sl. – a demilitarised zone