fancy Dan

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Noun
  • The original dandy—most famously embodied by figures like Beau Brummell in 18th-century Britain—was a man whose primary purpose was to stand out by being impeccably groomed and dressed.
    Ty Gaskins, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Buy the Book From Beau Brummell to Emily Adams Bode, The Men’s Fashion Book documents over 200 years of fashion history by spotlighting the people and brands that have shaped the world of menswear.
    WSJ, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • Also, why is arthouse pretty boy Louis Garrel, who portrays the leader of a resistance group known as Breakwalls (That’s seriously their name.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • At Hartford Stage, Rafael Jordan plays Sterling as a smooth-talking pretty boy who seems unwilling to get his hands dirty.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • After the surprise from her beau, the Aces star held her trophy and posed for photos with Engelbert and her family.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • McDade's beau lifted heavy weights in high school to do shot put, and was a D1 athlete at Penn State.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Every dude in this particular person's past had money.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But Jon was always just a coolass dude.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Corvids — birds of a group that includes jays, crows and ravens — are notoriously clever.
    Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The bird may be among the first examples of climate change contributing to the formation of hybrid animals, the researchers say, as the habitat ranges of blue jays and green jays did not overlap until a few decades ago.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These bold takes on classic macaroni are perfect for cozy meals and tailgate season.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Very tasty, juicy, great texture, a real compliment to the macaroni.
    Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The doctor was a large, hale man, with a coxcomb of thinning red hair.
    Adam O’Fallon Price, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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“Fancy Dan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy%20Dan. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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