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fop

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–noun
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME foppe, fop; akin to fob 2

Synonyms:
dandy, coxcomb, popinjay, peacock, swell, dude.
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fop   (fŏp)   
n.  A man who is preoccupied with and often vain about his clothes and manners; a dandy.

[Middle English, fool; probably akin to Middle English fob, trickster, cheat; see fob2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
fucking old person

and FOP
  1. n.
    an old person. (Usually objectionable.) : I know who's slowing traffic up ahead. A FOP, that's who.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

fop 
1440, "foolish person," perhaps related to fob (v.) via Ger. foppen "jeer at, make a fool of" (see fob (v.)). Sense of "dandy" is 1670.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
FOP
flight operations plan
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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