fop

[fop] /fɒp/
noun
1.
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English foppe, fop; akin to fob2
Synonyms
dandy, coxcomb, popinjay, peacock, swell, dude.
Examples from the web for fop
  • And the silver spangles in his gray hair suggested that he was something of an elderly fop.
  • There is the one-hand-on-hip, one-arm-in-air stomp: his fop senorita dance.
British Dictionary definitions for fop

fop

/fɒp/
noun
1.
a man who is excessively concerned with fashion and elegance
Derived Forms
foppish, adjective
foppishly, adverb
foppishness, noun
Word Origin
C15: related to German foppen to trick; see fob²
Word Origin and History for fop
n.

mid-15c., "foolish person," of unknown origin, perhaps related to fob (v.), German foppen "jeer at, make a fool of." Sense of "dandy" is from 1660s.

Related Abbreviations for fop

FOP

flight operations plan