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FOP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Synonyms:
beau; clotheshorse; dandy; dude; fashion plate; fop; gallant; sheik; swell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fop" is a kind of...):
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fop"):
cockscomb; coxcomb (a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments)
macaroni (a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms)
Instance hyponyms:
Beau Brummell; Brummell; George Bryan Brummell (English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb fop