Definitions for fop
fɒpfop

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorsenoun

   a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fopnoun

   A vain man; a dandy.

2. Etymology: Akin to German foppen

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FOPnoun

   A simpleton; a coxcomb; a man of small understanding and much ostentation; a pretender; a man fond of show, dress, and flutter; an impertinent.

   Etymology: A word probably made by chance, and therefore without etymology.

   A whole tribe of fops,
   Got ’tween asleep and wake. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   When such a positive abandon’d fop,
   Among his numerous absurdities,
   Stumbles upon some tolerable line,
   I fret to see them in such company. Wentworth Dillon.

   The leopard’s beauty, without the fox’s wit, is no better than a fop in a gay coat. Roger L'Estrange.

   In a dull stream, which moving slow,
   You hardly see the current flow;
   When a small breeze obstructs the course,
   It whirls about for want of force,
   And in its narrow circle gathers
   Nothing but chaff, and straws, and feathers:
   The current of a female mind
   Stops thus, and turns with ev’ry wind;
   Thus whirling round, together draws
   Fools, fops, and rakes, for chaff and straws. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fop

   Fop became a pejorative term for a man excessively concerned with his appearance and clothes in 17th-century England. Some of the many similar alternative terms are: coxcomb, fribble, popinjay (meaning 'parrot'), dandy, fashion-monger, and ninny. Macaroni was another term of the 18th century more specifically concerned with fashion. The pejorative term today carries the connotation of a person, usually male, who is overly concerned with trivial matters (especially matters of fashion) and who affects elite social standing. The term also appears in reference to deliberately camp styles based on eighteenth-century looks.

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1. fop

   A fop is a term used to describe a man who is excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance, typically vain and often perceived as being foolish or silly. It originates from 17th century England, often used to describe a man who imitates and exaggerates the fashions of the upper class.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fopnoun

   one whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress; a coxcomb; an inferior dandy

2. Etymology: [OE. foppe, fop, fool; cf. E. fob to cheat, G. foppen to make a fool of one, jeer, D. foppen.]

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1. Fop

   Fop became a pejorative term for a foolish man overly concerned with his appearance and clothes in 17th century England. Some of the very many similar alternative terms are: "coxcomb", fribble, "popinjay", fashion-monger, and "ninny". "Macaroni" was another term, of the 18th century, more specifically concerned with fashion. A modern-day fop may also be a reference to a foolish person who is overly concerned about his clothing and incapable of engaging in intellectual conversations, activities or thoughts.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fop

   fop, n. an affected dandy.—ns. Fop′ling, a vain affected person; Fop′pery, vanity in dress or manners: affectation: folly.—adj. Fop′pish, vain and showy in dress: affectedly refined in manners.—adv. Fop′pishly.—n. Fop′pishness. [Cf. Ger. foppen, to hoax.]

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1. FOP

   What does FOP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FOP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fop

   From the German and Dutch foppen, to jeer at, make a fool of. This word must be very old, since Vanbrugh gave the name of Lord Foppington to a conceited coxcomb in this comedy “The Relapse,” 1697.

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1. • Man

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Anagrams for fop »

1. FPO

2. POF

How to pronounce fop?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fop in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fop in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fop in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of fop in a Sentence

1. Frederick Kaplan:

   The other difficult part of FOP is that you don’t know when the next flare-up is going to occur, how long it’s going to last, how painful it’s going to feel and how disabling it’s going to be.

2. John Catanzara:

   That is not because of the FOP, that is 100 % because of the mayor's unwillingness to budge from her hard line so whatever happens because of the manpower issue, that falls at the mayor's doorstep.

3. Albert Einstein:

   If I were to start taking care of my grooming, I would no longer be my own self ... so the hell with it ... I will continue to be unconcerned about it, which surely has the advantage that I'm left in peace by many a fop who would otherwise come to see me.

4. Bryan Campbell:

   The position of the FOP is there's no need to fix it if it ain't broke.

5. Jasmin Floyd:

   As I got older, I started to learn more about what FOP was, now when something happens, I know what’s happening and why it’s happening.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fop
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fop
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fop
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fop
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fop
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fop
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fop
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=fop
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=fop