fop
pronunciation
How to pronounce fop in British English:
UK [fɒp]
How to pronounce fop in American English:
US [fɑp]
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- Noun:
- a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Word Origin
- fop (n.)
- mid-15c., "foolish person," of unknown origin, perhaps related to obsolete verb fop "make a fool of," from a continental source akin to German foppen "jeer at, make a fool of." Sense of "dandy, coxcomb, man ostentatiously nice in manner and appearance" is from 1670s, perhaps given in derision by those who thought such things foolish. The 18c. was their period of greatest florescense. The junior variety was a fopling (1680s). His was the sumptuous age of powder and patches. He was especially dainty in the matters of sword-knots, shoe-buckles, and lace ruffles. He was ablaze with jewelry, took snuff with an incomparable air out of a box studded with diamonds, and excelled in the "nice conduct of a clouded cane." [Charles J. Dunphie, "Fops and Foppery," New York, 1876]
Example
- 1. The international fop association continues to research this extremely rare condition .
- 2. By studying 16 tissue samples from patients living with heterotopic ossification and fop , scientists noticed a spike in the compound .
- 3. In a study in the journal of cellular biochemistry , researchers at northwestern university 's feinberg school of medicine found high levels of a neuropeptide called " substance p , " or sp , in both fop patients and individuals who developed heterotopic ossification .