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Handy vs Dandy - What's the difference?

handy | dandy |

As adjectives the difference between handy and dandy

is that handy is easy to use, useful while dandy is like a dandy, foppish.

As a noun dandy is

a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.

handy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Easy to use, useful.
    • Some people regard duct tape as a handy fix-all .
  • Nearby, within reach.
    • You wouldn’t have a screwdriver handy , would you ?
  • (dialect) dexterous, skilful
    • She's very handy - she made all her own kitchen cupboards.

    Synonyms

    * (useful) * (nearby) at hand * (skilful) crafty

    References

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    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

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