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Dandy vs Yandy - What's the difference?

dandy | yandy |

As nouns the difference between dandy and yandy

is that dandy is a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance while yandy is (australia) the dish used in this process.

As an adjective dandy

is like a dandy, foppish.

As a verb yandy is

(australia) to separate (grain or pieces of mineral) by shaking in a special shallow dish.

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

    * * ----

    yandy

    English

    Verb

  • (Australia) To separate (grain or pieces of mineral) by shaking in a special shallow dish
  • Noun

    (yandies)
  • (Australia) The dish used in this process