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foppishness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dandyism |
| Type of | manner, personal manner |
| Derivation | foppish |
Examples of foppishness
foppishness
Firth leaves the foppishness at the door, which is unfortunate.
From the washingtonpost.com
In a rare moment of Hugh Grant-like foppishness, Hetherington reminded everyone that he was from the UK.
From the sltrib.com
There was a touch-though very moderate-of foppishness.
From the en.wikipedia.org
But a night given over to the flowery foppishness of courtiers or the zany shadowboxing of men in gold tights and toe shoes?
From the charlotteobserver.com
Less actually happens in it of course but for all their foppishness there is something more affable about this set of characters.
From the metro.co.uk
This play displays little of the fruity malice or camp of that genre, even if Mark Gatiss'absurd turkey cock of a Captain Brazen has the boo-hiss foppishness of a pantomime villain.
From the guardian.co.uk
- The manner and dress of a fop or dandy
- Fop became a pejorative term for a foolish man over-concerned with his appearance and clothes in 17th century England. Some of the very many similar alternative terms are: "coxcomb", fribble, "popinjay" (meaning "parrot"), fashion-monger, and "ninny". ...
- The characteristic or quality of being foppish
