FOP
Dictionary entry overview: What does fop mean? • FOP (noun)
The noun FOP has 1 sense:
1. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Familiarity information: FOP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FOP (noun)
Meaning:
A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
dandy; fashion plate; fop; gallant; beau; clotheshorse; dude; sheik; swell
Hypernyms ("fop" is a kind of...):
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fop"):
cockscomb; coxcomb (a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments)
macaroni (a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms)
Instance hyponyms:
Beau Brummell; Brummell; George Bryan Brummell (English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840))
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