fop

Example Sentences

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It led to him being described as a "red-socked fop" by Labour's former deputy prime minister John Prescott.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2022

The arch verse no less than the ruffs and pantaloons too often turn Cyrano into a preening fop, which is exactly what he isn’t.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022

The Big 12 was next with four teams, though it marked the second straight week the league didn't have at least one team in the fop five.

From Fox News • Feb. 7, 2022

Mary seems like a promising foil initially, resenting her husband’s new friends and flirting with a fop, so he divorces her.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2017

It surprised him that Chief was something of a fop, with his air of fussy grooming: nails manicured and shiny, black velvet slippers at his feet, a diamond cross around his neck.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie