fop
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Frederick was a modestly talented flutist and composer, although here, as written by Mr. Cotton and played by Stephen Hagan, he’s mostly a full-time amoral tyrant and part-time self-important fop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Creel, infusing every line reading with delectable originality, plays the Prince as a preening fop who excuses his behavior by explaining to Cinderella late in the musical that he’s meant to be charming, not sincere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
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 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
The frump and the fop, they looked, but they were something more than that.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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