fop

fop
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. dandy, dude, swell, buck, [gay] blade, coxcomb, macaroni, exquisite, Beau Brummel, Dapper Dan, clotheshorse (sl.). See affectation, ostentation.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. dandy, dude, fashion plate, clotheshorse, coxcomb, buck, peacock, exquisite, macaroni, blade, man about town, fine gentleman, Beau Brummell, blood, swell*, sport*.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
dandy, clotheshorse, dude, coxcomb, peacock, popinjay, fashion plate, Beau Brummel, poseur, *pretty boy.

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