jim-dandies

noun

plural of jim-dandy
as in beauties
something very good of its kind the brand new car was a jim-dandy

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  1. beauties
  2. dreams
  3. hot stuff
  4. wonders
  5. peaches
Noun
  • One of the beauties of living in the Midwest is not having to go far for unique and exciting family getaways.
    — Rashad Alexander August 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
  • These color-changing beauties only mate once in their entire lives, so the pressure is on to fend off the competition to find a female.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • For many people, the drawers full of sweets in the Brittany Mahomes video are the stuff of dreams.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Too close to the source and our dreams will be burned to ashes by the needs and personality of the host itself.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of dreams
Noun
  • Yeah, who would’ve thought that putting hot stuff up your rectum could be risky.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • There was a time when atomic clocks looked like pretty hot stuff.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of hot stuff
Noun
  • People who have used Apple’s anti-nausea dots have reported that the feature works wonders in reducing motion sickness.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • From cascading waterfalls to snowcapped mountains to dense forests, these natural wonders cause visitors to stop in their tracks in every season.
    — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of wonders
Noun
  • Del Monte’s bankruptcy led to 50,000 tons of canning peaches without buyers in the Central Valley.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • At the Farmers Market, breakfast is maybe three oranges, two apples, a basket of strawberries, half a melon and two peaches.
    — Dinah Eng, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of peaches
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