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Foppishness

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fop·pish

   [fop-ish]
adjective
resembling or befitting a fop; excessively refined and fastidious in taste and manner.
Origin:
1595–1605; fop + -ish1

Related forms
fop·pish·ly, adverb
fop·pish·ness, noun
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fop (fɒp)
 
—n
a man who is excessively concerned with fashion and elegance
 
[C15: related to German foppen to trick; see fob²]
 
'foppish
 
—adj
 
'foppishly
 
—adv
 
'foppishness
 
—n

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foppish
c.1600, from fop + -ish. Related: Foppishly.
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