Fop

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fop \Fop\, n. [OE. foppe, fop, fool; cf. E. fob to cheat, G.
     foppen to make a fool of one, jeer, D. foppen.]
     One whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress; a
     coxcomb; an inferior dandy.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fop
       n : a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
           [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau}, {swell},
            {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "fop":
     Beau Brummel, arbiter of fashion, beau, blade, blood, boulevardier,
     buck, clotheshorse, clubman, clubwoman, coxcomb, dandy, deb,
     debutante, dude, exquisite, fashion plate, fashionable,
     fine gentleman, fribble, gallant, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes,
     lady-killer, lounge lizard, macaroni, man-about-town, masher,
     mondain, mondaine, puppy, socialite, spark, sport, subdeb,
     subdebutante, swell, swinger, taste-maker, tone-setter,
     trend-setter
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  FOP
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