fancy Dan

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Noun
  • The Incroyables in France and Beau Brummell dandies were satirized by cartoonists for their corseting and groin-centric trouser display.
    Sarah Mower, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Buy the Book From Beau Brummell to Emily Adams Bode, The Men’s Fashion Book documents over 200 years of fashion history by spotlighting the people and brands that have shaped the world of menswear.
    WSJ, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • How to adopt: Interested adopters can meet pretty boy Pepper at the Arizona Humane Society’s South Mountain location.
    The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Austin Butler’s version of Elvis is a sulky pretty boy with smokey-eye makeup, loud silk shirts, and lips the color and texture of bubblegum.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 24 June 2022
Noun
  • More than a decade later, Stiller now counts Swift’s beau as a costar.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Alessandra Ambrosio is feeling the love with her new beau Buck Palmer!
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The other reason to believe in Broome didn’t really show itself against Ole Miss, but the dude can pass, with 5.8 dimes per 100 possessions this season and more than two assists for every turnover.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • But his resume features a lot of Boyle-esque data points — a local star who played at Pomona High, who won at UNC (89-71 career mark), a good dude with great local pipelines who could hit the ground running.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Other birds, such as crows and jays, also may damage lawns.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
  • There would be, for her, no thrilling thunk of a landing jay, no chickadee wings fanning her ears.
    Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Generously salt the water and add the macaroni and cook according to the package instructions (the pasta should be fully cooked and soft, not al dente).
    CAROLE KOTKIN, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Most of the macaroni is long gone, and the paint job has seen better days.
    Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Fancy Dan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy%20Dan. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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