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Dandy vs Daddy - What's the difference?

dandy | daddy |

As an adjective dandy

is like a dandy, foppish.

As a noun dandy

is a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.

As a proper noun daddy is

one's father.

dandy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Like a dandy, foppish.
  • Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
  • That's all fine and dandy , but how much does it cost?
  • Almost first rate.
  • What a dandy little laptop you have.

    Noun

    (dandies)
  • A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
  • (British, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
  • A dandy roller.
  • Synonyms

    * (man concerned with appearance) dude, fop, macaroni, masher, metrosexual, popinjay, buck

    Derived terms

    * dandify * dandification * dandyish

    See also

    * * ----

    daddy

    English

    (wikipedia daddy)

    Noun

    (daddies)
  • (usually, childish) father.
  • (informal) male lover.
  • * 1955 , (Ray Charles), Greenbacks
  • She looked at me with that familiar desire
    Her eyes lit up like they were on fire
    She said, "My name's Flo, and you're on the right track,
    But look here, daddy , I wear furs on my back,
    So if you want to have fun in this man's land,
    Let Lincoln and Jackson start shaking hands."

    Synonyms

    * da (Irish ) * dad * daddio * pa * papa * paw * pop * poppa * See also

    Derived terms

    * daddy-long-legs * the daddy of them all * daddy-o * skydaddy * sugar daddy * who's your daddy

    See also

    * mom (US and Canada ) * mommy (US and Canada ) * mum * mummy