as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
he's such a fop that he drives nearly 50 miles just to get his hair cut by Monsieur Louis
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Recent Examples of fop
From the very beginning, though, riders were also mocked as fops pursuing a ludicrous pastime.
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Clive Thompson, Smithsonian, 21 Nov. 2019
Cartoons of the period show caricatures of self-regarding young fops posing and preening with their monocles on full display.
—Austin Grossman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2019
The artist’s virile exemplars helped liberate gay men from society’s cheap assignations — as mentally disturbed fops mincing out roles as faux women.
—R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
No, those bewigged, Georgia-era fops didn’t speak with a lisp.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 June 2018
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Clive Thompson, Smithsonian, 21 Nov. 2019
Cartoons of the period show caricatures of self-regarding young fops posing and preening with their monocles on full display.
—Austin Grossman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2019
The artist’s virile exemplars helped liberate gay men from society’s cheap assignations — as mentally disturbed fops mincing out roles as faux women.
—R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
No, those bewigged, Georgia-era fops didn’t speak with a lisp.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 June 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fop
Noun
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Hey, weren't there two dudes at your school who looked a hell of a lot alike?—
Jordan Hoffman Updated,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Sandler’s ostensibly playing a cool dude, which on its surface isn’t a great fit, but his performance ends up kind of making sense after the big twist toward the end.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
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The former couple announced their engagement in December The singer-songwriter, 27, and her music producer beau have broken off their engagement, PEOPLE confirms.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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Zendaya and her longtime beau Tom Holland are in no rush to head down the aisle, according to her stylist Law Roach.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
29 July 2025
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“Fop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fop. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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