fop

From Middle English foppe, fobbe (“fop, fool”). Akin to German foppen (“to jeer”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɒp/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɑp/
• Rhymes: -ɒp

fop (plural fops)

1. (dated) A vain man; a dandy.

   Synonyms: dude, dood, macaroni, masher, popinjay; see also Thesaurus:dandy

   • 2010, Pseudonymous Bosch, This Isn't What It Looks Like:

     And she nearly started a fight between two young fops in plumed hats and flouncy collars: "Clay-brained coxcomb!" "Mewling milk-livered maggot!"

• FPO, PFO, POF

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fop

1. inflection of foppen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative