n.
(pl. dandies)
- a man unduly concerned with a stylish and fashionable appearance.
- informal, dated an excellent thing of its kind.
adj.
(dandier, dandiest)
N. Amer. informal excellent.
Derivative
- dandiacal
/danˈdʌɪək(ə)l/
adj. (dated or humorous). - dandyish adj.
- dandyism n.
Etymology
C18: perh. a shortened form of C17 Jack-a-dandy ‘conceited fellow’ (Dandy was a familiar form of the given name Andrew).
