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Keenlearner Posted 19 years ago
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how to use word"DANDY"??
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00 I know the meanings of 'dandy',which mean, the who pays great attention to his cloths n appearence. But I dont know how to use it in a sentence and is it specifically just for males or we can use it for female as well?? 02 br
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00 I know the meanings of 'dandy',which mean, the who pays great attention to his cloths n appearence. But I dont know how to use it in a sentence and is it specifically just for males or we can use it for female as well?? 02 br
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02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Isn't Jack an amazing dandy! 02 font 0-
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0 01 b 00 dandy 02 b 00 • 01 b 00 noun 02 b 00 ( 00 pl. 00 01 b 00 dandies 02 b 00 ) a man unduly concerned with a stylish and fashionable appearance. 02 br
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01 font 00 Isn't Jack an amazing dandy! He's always so smartly turned-out. 02 br
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00 It is only used for men. 02 br
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01 font 00 Isn't Jack an amazing dandy! He's always so smartly turned-out. 02 br
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0 Is it still used in British English? It would sound very old-fashioned in the U.S. (at least to me). 02 br
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00 I guess these days, it's a metrosexual 05 0 010id 1
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00 I guess these days, it's a metrosexual 05 0 010id 1
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0 Same here. Not a word I've seen much recently, except in novels (particularly historical romances) 05 0 010id 5
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0 And what is a metrosexual?I looked up in the dictionary but in vain 05 0 010id 6
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0 Please tell me what is meat by metrosexual?I looked up in e dictionary but didnt find . 02 br
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0 Here is a Wikipedia write-up for the (new) word 'metrosexual': 02 br
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0 Dandy is pretty much obsolete. You only see it in historical contexts or as a joke. 02 br
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00 Metrosexual - a man who is heterosexual but, how can I put this, is similar to some urban gay men in the sense of taking great care of his appearance. A metrosexual would use a moisturiser on his face and wear 'good' clothing, for example. There is a bit of an edge to it. Some men
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00 Metrosexual - a man who is heterosexual but, how can I put this, is similar to some urban gay men in the sense of taking great care of his appearance. A metrosexual would use a moisturiser on his face and wear 'good' clothing, for example. There is a bit of an edge to it. Some men
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0 But isn't it similar in intended meaning to the old-fashioned word "dandy"? 0-
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0 Perhaps... But to me, the "metrosexuals" are a new target for beauty creams and others... They don't only care about the way they're dressed, but also about their skin, the lines around their eyes, their nails, their hair... 02 br
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00 And there's also another way to use "dandy" (which may also be old-fashioned): "Everything's dandy!" 0-
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00 And there's also another way to use "dandy" (which may also be old-fashioned): "Everything's dandy!" 0-
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0 One no longer uses this word in everyday conversation in referring to a man. (the greatest Dandy was Beau Brummel, friend of the Prince Regent in the first decade of 1800's, noted for his satorial splendour, but I have not seen/heard/read any aspertions on his masculinity (that he was camp) .Dandy had the same meaning as fop, and suggests someone conceited and vain (hence, the importance of th
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