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dandy

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1. dandy - Noun

2. dandy - Adjective

3. dandy - Adjective Satellite

4. Dandy - Proper noun

Meaning

One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.

A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set.

A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also jigger, and mizzen.

A dandy roller. See below.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker. Ogden Nash

she loved to walk down the street with a book under her arm. It had the same significance for her as an elegant cane for the dandy a century ago. It differentiated her from others. Milan Kundera

Jim Dandy waves his stick over and around about the rock in a meaningless-meaningful way. William Saroyan

I bought a pair of Carpe Diem boots, which were completely unnecessary and hideously expensive, but they make me feel quite fine and dandy. Sean Pertwee

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man. Charles Baudelaire

You look dandy in the sky but you don't scare me Cause I got you here in my eye In this lifetime you got my human gets me blues. Captain Beefheart

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