Dandy vs Sandy - What's the difference?
dandy | sandy |
Like a dandy, foppish.
Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
Almost first rate.
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.
Covered with sand.
Sprinkled with sand.
Like sand, especially in texture.
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Having the colour of sand.
As nouns the difference between dandy and sandy
is that dandy is a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance while sandy is (geordie|pejorative) shortened form of sand dancer.As an adjective dandy
is like a dandy, foppish.As a proper noun sandy is
a diminutive of the male given name alexander.dandy
English
Adjective
(er)- That's all fine and dandy , but how much does it cost?
- What a dandy little laptop you have.