Reverse Dictionary: DANDY

ADJECTIVES
1627 ► PRIGGING acting like a dandy or fop; affected → obs.
1701 ► PRIGGISH foppish, dandified; excessively particular in matters of dress → obs.
1750 ► JEMMY dandified, spruce, neat, smart; dexterous → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1786 ► JEMMY-JESSAMY dandified, foppish, effeminate 
..19C ► TIPPY-BOB dandified, gaudy, smart, showy in dress → Eng. dial.
1813 ► DANDY of the nature of a dandy; affectedly neat, trim, or smart 
1826 ► DANDIFIED adorned in the style of a dandy; foppish → colloq.
1828 ► MACARONIC dandified, pert. to a macaroni 
1831 ► DANDIACAL dandified, dandyish 
1832 ► DANDYIC dandyish 
1847 ► FINEFIED dandified, made fine → Amer. dial.
1859 ► MACARONYISH characteristic of dandyism 
1884 ► MASHER dandyish, characteristic of a ‘masher’, foppish → sl.
1905 ► DANDYFIED like a dandy → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 ► CLASS dandified, stylish → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1916 ► KNUTTY dandified, fashionable, showy 
1960 ► IKEY-MO dandified → sl.

NOUNS
1702 ► BEAUETRY dandyism; dandy outfit → obs.
1775 ► MACARONISM dandyism; behaviour characteristic of a macaroni 
1825 ► DANDIFICATION a making look like a dandy; a looking like a dandy → colloq.

NOUNS, PERSON
1529 ► PRICK-ME-DAINTY a dandy, a person who is finicky and conceited in dress and carriage → chiefly Sc.
1530 ► HOP-O’-MY-THUMB a dandy, a fop 
1542 ► COCKSCOMB → COXCOMB a dandy, a fop; a fool 
1554 ► SKIPJACK a conceited dandy or fop; a pert, shallow-brained fellow → arch.
1557 ► YOUNG BLOOD a dandy, an unruly young aristocrat; a lively, vigorous, or energetic young man 
1570 ► PHYSBUTTOCKE a dandy, a coxcomb; a showily vain or fashionable person → obs., contemptuous usage
1592 ► ADON a dandy, a fop, an exquisite; Adonis → obs.
1600 ► PRETTY FELLOW a fashionable or stylish person; a dandy, a fop
1600 ► SPARK a dandy, a brisk, showy man; a fashionable or gallant young man dandy 
1602 ► SPANGLE-BABY a dandy, a fop → obs.
1632 ► JACK-A-DANDY a petty dandy; a conceited fop; a coxcomb; a pert, smart, little impertinent fellow 
1632 ► JACK-DANDY a petty dandy; a little fop; a coxcomb; an insignificant or impertinent little fellow → colloq.
1632 ► SATINIST a dandy, a wearer of satin → obs.
1665 ► SPRUSADO a dandy, a smartly-dressed person; a spruce fellow → obs.
1676 ► PRIG a dandy, a fop; a particular or excessively precise person → sl.
1684 ► JESSAMY a dandy → obs.
1687 ► BEAU a dandy, a fop; a man who gives particular, or excessive, attention to dress, mien, and social etiquette 
..L17 ► QUEER CULL a foolish dandy, a fop → sl.
1700 ► NAB a dandy; a fop; a coxcomb → sl. obs.
1719 ► FLASHY BLADE a dandy; a cheap and noisy swell, whether male or female → sl.
1753 ► JEMMY a dandy, a fop; a finical fellow → obs.
1753 ► JEMMY-JESSAMY a dandy, an effeminate or great fop 
1764 ► MACARONI a dandy, a fop; an exquisite of a class which arose in England about 1760 and consisted of young men who had travelled and affected the tastes and fashions prevalent in continental society one who follows every ridiculous mode of dress → hist.
1765 ► ADONIS a dandy, a fop, a beau 
1773 ► MONKEYRONY a dandy, a fop; esp. a person who behaves mischievously like a monkey → colloq. obs., derogatory
1778 ► FADE a former dandy, now fallen on hard times and so, less resplendent → US sl.
1782 ► PUSS-GENTLEMAN a man perfumed with civet; a dandy, a fop; an effeminate man → obs.
1786 ► BEAU-NASTY a dandy, a fop who, though in exterior finely dressed, is dirty and slovenly in person and habits → sl.
1794 ► MUSCADIN a dandy, a fop; hence, in a depreciative sense, a member of a Moderate party, that was chiefly composed of young men of the upper middle class, in the early years of the French Revolution (c1794-6) → arch.
1800 ► BEAUTY MAN a dandy, a fop, a beautiful man, esp. one who is effeminate 
..E19 ► CAKE a dandy; a fop; youths who wore stylish wide-bottomed trousers → US sl., esp. gang usage
..E19 ► HALF-AND-HALF BOYS → HALF-AND-HALF MEN would-be dandies who fail to make the grade → sl.
1811 ► BANG-UP a dandy, a fashionable man → sl., orig. UK
1819 ► FLASHY SPARK a dandy; a cheap and noisy swell, whether male or female → sl.
1819 ► HEAVY SWELL a dandy, a man of showy or impressive appearance; an aristocrat, or one who tries to pose as such → colloq.
1819 ► MARVELLOUS a dandy, an exquisite → obs.
1821 ► BIT OF BLOOD a dandy → UK sl.
1821 ► DANDISETTE → DANDIZETTE  → DANDYSETTE a female dandy 
1821 ► HALF-AND-HALF COVE a would-be dandy who fails to make the grade → sl.
1825 ► MACAROON a dandy; a fop → Eng. dial. obs.
1830 ► DAFFY-DOWN-DILLY a dandy; a fop → Eng. sl. obs.
1832 ► MAJO a Spanish dandy of the lower classes 
1839 ► JACK-A-NIPS a dandy, a conceited coxcomb; an affected, puppyish young man → Eng. dial.
1843 ► BUSTER a dandy → Amer. dial.
1846 ► DANDYLING a diminutive or petty dandy; a ridiculous fop 
.M19 ► DAFFYDILL a dandy → sl.
.M19 ► PARKER a dandy, a well-dressed man → sl.
.M19 ► SWANGER a dandy → sl.
1859 ► INEFFABLE a supreme dandy → sl.
1861 ► DUNDREARY a foolish dandy or fop, esp. one viewed as a typical representative of the British upper class → obs.
1862 ► DUNDREARY SWELL a foolish, typically aristocratic or upper-class dandy or fop 
1868 ► GANDER a dandy, a fop → sl.
1869 ► HAW-HAW a dandy, an aristocrat → sl.
1870 ► CRACKER a dandy → sl.
1874 ► DAND a dandy; a fop → sl.
1877 ► DUDE a man who shows an ostentatious regard for fashion and style in regard to dress or appearance, an affected male; a dandy; a fop → colloq.
1880 ► PARROCK a little dandy; a small, neat person → Sc.
1882 ► MASH a dandy, a fop, a swell → sl.
1882 ► MASHER a dandy, a fop of affected manners and exaggerated style of dress who frequented music-halls and fashionable promenades and who posed as a lady-killer → sl.
1884 ► JEWLARKER a dandy, a citified person Ï Amer. dial.
1888 ► HALLELUJAH MASHER a second-rate dandy → UK sl.
1893 ► FLASH-KIDDY a dandy → sl. (Bk.)
1895 ► MACAROONY a dandy, a fop, a macaroni; an overdressed person → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
..L19 ► BLACKLEG a fashionable dandy → US sl.
..L19 ► DASHER a dandy → W. Indies sl.
..L19 ► FADE a former dandy, now fallen on hard times and thus less resplendent → US sl.
..L19 ► NAN NAN a dandy → Aust. sl.
..20C ► GUYVO a dandy, a smart fellow → Royal Navy usage
1902 ► NICKER a dandy → sl. (Bk.)
1904 ► DEMI-BEAU a would-be dandy → sl. (Bk.)
1904 ► SUB-BEAU a would-be dandy → sl. (Bk.)
1905 ► MACCARONI a dandy, a fop, a macaroni; an overdressed person → Sc. (Bk.)
1908 ► JEWLARKY a dandy, a citified person → Amer. dial.
1909 ► BIT OF HAW-HAW a dandy, a fop → UK sl. (Bk.)
1909 ► HALFPENNY HOWLING SWELL an imitation dandy; a pretentious man → sl. (Bk.)
1909 ► HAW-HAW TOFF a dandy, a swell, an aristocrat → sl. (Bk.)
1909 ► HIGH COLLAR AND SHORT SHIRT an imitation dandy → sl. (Bk.)
1909 ► MOORGATE RATTLER a dandified person → UK sl. (Bk.)
1910 ► KNUT → NUT a dandy; a very well-dressed, fashionable (if not overly intelligent) young man → sl.
1913 ► CANDYMAN a dandy; a lady’s man → Amer. dial.
1916 ► SPARKLE a dandy, masculine or feminine → sl. (Bk.)
1921 ► JELLY BEAN a dandy, a fashionably dressed young man; a ladies’ man, a dude → Amer. dial., sometimes derogatory
1922 ► BEAU BRUMMEL a dandy → (Bk.)
1930 ► CAKEY a dandy, a fop → US sl.
1930 ► FANCY DAN a dandy; an affected or pretentious fellow; a show-off; a flashily-dressed man → sl., orig. US
1932 ► HAMFATTER a loudly-dressed and loudly-decorated dandy → US sl.
1934 ► FANCY-PANTS a dandy; a snob → Amer. sl.
1934 ► WILLY BOY a dandified young man → students’ sl. (Bk.)
1935 ► CANDY a dandy, a showy, stylish person; a fine fellow; a favourite → Amer. dial.
1940 ► DANDY DUDE a dandy → W. Indies sl.
1940 ► LACY-PANTS a dandy; a snob; a flashily dressed person → US sl.
1950 ► CHESTERFIELD a dandy, a person who enjoys dressing up, or who spends too much on clothes → Amer. dial.
1970 ► PANTSULA a township dandy whose life is dedicated to the purchase of expensive, fashionable clothes → S. Afr. sl.
1980 ► MSHOZA the female companion of a township dandy → S. Afr.

VERBS
1611 ► ADONIZE to make an Adonis of; to adorn, to dress up, to dandify
1830 ► DANDYIZE to play the dandy
1936 ► FANCY-PANTS to act like a dandy or snob → Amer. sl.