dandy:

1. Originally, in the 18-19 ^th century, a well-dressed man , a fop or fashionably dressed man .

2. In the late-19 ^th and early-20 ^th century, it also referred to a flamboyant gay male, the stereotype of the effeminate homosexual . This expression is becoming obsolescent and is rarely heard today.

See Also: cornification, Jack and Dandy, Jack and Danny, randy

Quotes Containing dandy:
George M . Cohan (James Cagney) in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942):''The road to happiness is paved with heartbreaks and stones .''

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