dandy

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Divided by competing urges to “join in and stand out,” the dandy exaggerates style to the point of satire and social impertinence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The holiday’s corpulent, white-bearded dandy arrived even later, his schmaltzy persona skimmed from bony St. Nicholas between Reconstruction and 1931, when Coca-Cola debuted its iconic, brandy-flushed Santa Claus.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

You may be a dandy dealmaker and a nifty negotiator, but you’ve got a bargaining habit that you should really curb.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

"I know you don't get much for £600 these days. But for me it was a life-saving amount of money. Life is now dandy."

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

“I’ve got a dandy of a recital present for you. Better than flowers.”

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman