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
Phelan locates the quiet truth in this last reversal of fortunes. Creel, infusing every line reading with delectable originality, plays the Prince as a preening fop who excuses his behavior by explaining to Cinderella late in the musical that he’s meant to be charming, not sincere.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
Alec Roberts’s Lorenzo was more practical than greedy; John Lam made Gamache an endearing and nuanced fop.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
From the very beginning, though, riders were also mocked as fops pursuing a ludicrous pastime.
—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
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
Alec Roberts’s Lorenzo was more practical than greedy; John Lam made Gamache an endearing and nuanced fop.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
From the very beginning, though, riders were also mocked as fops pursuing a ludicrous pastime.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fop
Noun
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Just an incredible dude all around.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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Look, no one is buying this book because a so-so looking white dude who’s clearly neither young nor old, wrote this thing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After a few hours of retail therapy, head back into the city for the perfect happy hour vibe or a dinner date with just you, your beau or a group at the historic floating restaurant DiMillo’s On the Water.—
Dontaira Terrell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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So are their girlfriends and wives, who support their beaus in stadiums and at home.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Fop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fop. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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