dandy

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdæn.di/ Rhymes: -ændi === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Scots dandy (“a fop; one who is well-dressed”). Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Dandy, a diminutive of Andrew, yet the Scots word is used also in reference to women. Alternatively, possibly a back-formation of Scots dandilly, dandillie (“one who is spoiled or pampered; a "pet"”). Compare English dandle and dander. ==== Noun ==== dandy (plural dandies) A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dandy Something excellent in its class. (UK, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl. A dandy roller. (UK, Ireland, slang, archaic) A small glass of whisky. (rail transport, historical) A horse-drawn railway carriage used on some branch lines. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Dutch: dandy → Esperanto: dando → Finnish: dandy → French: dandy, → French: dundee → German: Dandy → Japanese: ダンディ, ダンディー → Limburgish: dèndie → Polish: dandy → Spanish: dandy ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== boulevardier man about town ==== Adjective ==== dandy (comparative dandier, superlative dandiest) Like a dandy, foppish. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:foppish Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be. Synonyms: all very well, well and good Excellent; first-rate. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excellent ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Hindi डंडी (ḍaṇḍī, “rod, pole”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸 (ḍaṃḍigā), from Sanskrit दण्डिका (daṇḍikā), from दण्ड (daṇḍa) + -इका (-ikā). ==== Noun ==== dandy (plural dandies) (India) A boatman, a rower. [1685] 1685 January 6, William Hedges, Diary, Vol. I, p. 175: Our Dandees (or boatmen) boyled their rice. (India) A Shaiva mendicant who carries a small rod. [1832] (India) An open sedan chair formed by suspending a rudimentary frame or strong cloth from a pole or set of poles. [1870] 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. ===== Alternative forms ===== dandi, dandie, dandee ===== Synonyms ===== (open sedan chair): andor, jampan ===== Related terms ===== dandy-wallah ===== Translations ===== === References === “dandy | dandi, n³.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === See also === randy-dandy (probably not etymologically related) == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English dandy. === Pronunciation === (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈdɛn.di/ Hyphenation: dan‧dy === Noun === dandy m (plural dandy's, diminutive dandy'tje n) dandy Synonyms: fat, pronker == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English dandy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdændi/, [ˈdændi] Rhymes: -ændi === Noun === dandy dandy ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “dandy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === English dandy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɑ̃.di/ === Noun === dandy m (plural dandys or dandies) dandy === Further reading === “dandy”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Alternative forms === dandy === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English dandy. === Noun === dandy m (uncountable) dandy ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dandi/, [ˈdandi] Rhymes: -andi Hyphenation: dan‧dy === Noun === dandy m pers dandy ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “dandy”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === dandi === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English dandy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdandi/ [ˈd̪ãn̪.d̪i] Rhymes: -andi Syllabification: dan‧dy === Noun === dandy m (plural dandys) dandy ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “dandi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025