foppish

English

Etymology

From fop +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɒp.ɪʃ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Adjective

foppish (comparative more foppish, superlative most foppish)

  1. Like a fop, a man overly concerned with his appearance; vain and showy.
    Synonyms: dandy, buckish; see also Thesaurus:foppish
    • 1926, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, New York: Anchor, published 1991, page 148:
      They talked a delicate and elastic Arabic, and were mannered, often foppish, in habit.

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