plural dandies
1
: a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance
2
: something excellent in its class
a dandy of a game
dandyishly
adverb
dandier; dandiest
1
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance : foppish
2
: very good : first-rate
a dandy place to stay
I have a couple of friends … who think a recession is a dandy time to try to discover better and cheaper ways to do things.—
Thomas Friedman
Thomas FriedmanExamples of dandy in a Sentence
Noun
That was a dandy of a game.
that dandy was willing to spend all day and hundreds of dollars just to get the perfect pair of shoes
Adjective
We thought something was wrong, but he said everything was just fine and dandy.
that's a dandy new racing bike
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Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Henri thought Chase old-fashioned and a dandy, and publicly denounced Impressionism as academic and sentimental.
—Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Sorry, but this week our handy, dandy Beef Chart is on vacation and getting railed in the Meat Rack on Fire Island.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Carousing dandies like Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and Oasis' Liam Gallagher also know that rock stars should be larger than life; their Union Jerk high jinks were refreshing after years of fame-shy American alt-rockers.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Henri thought Chase old-fashioned and a dandy, and publicly denounced Impressionism as academic and sentimental.
—Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Of course, the event will be searching for those who can best pull off the dandy likeness of the 1980s character who adorned a slim gray suit and red bow tie.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Sorry, but this week our handy, dandy Beef Chart is on vacation and getting railed in the Meat Rack on Fire Island.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Dandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dandy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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