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BNC: 35279 COCA: 31256

fop

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fop /ˈfɑːp/ noun
plural fops
fop
/ˈfɑːp/
noun
plural fops
Learner's definition of FOP
[count] old-fashioned + disapproving
: a man who cares too much about how he looks or dresses重视外表的人;花花公子

— foppish

/ˈfɑːpɪʃ/ adjective [more foppish; most foppish]
BNC: 35279 COCA: 31256

fop

1 of 2

noun

1
obsolete : a foolish or silly person
2
: a man who is devoted to or vain about his appearance or dress : coxcomb, dandy

fop

2 of 2

verb

fopped; fopping

transitive verb

obsolete
: fool, dupe

Example Sentences

Noun he's such a fop that he drives nearly 50 miles just to get his hair cut by Monsieur Louis
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
From the very beginning, though, riders were also mocked as fops pursuing a ludicrous pastime. Clive Thompson, Smithsonian, 21 Nov. 2019 Cartoons of the period show caricatures of self-regarding young fops posing and preening with their monocles on full display. Austin Grossman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2019 The artist’s virile exemplars helped liberate gay men from society’s cheap assignations — as mentally disturbed fops mincing out roles as faux women. R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019 No, those bewigged, Georgia-era fops didn’t speak with a lisp. John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 June 2018 That fop Shaw-Asquith was right about that, at least! Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 17 June 2018 The next persona is Shipwrecked Sadie (Christina Day), a British fop in a court suit who has escaped from pirates and has a reverie about gender identity. Dave Sturm, Columbia Flier, 16 Mar. 2018 The surrounding players are exaggerated, one-note caricatures; Barrie’s wife is a superficial shrew, her lover is a fop, the grandmother is stern and matronly, the promoter has a perpetual glint in his eye and the actors are campy. Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2018 Ferry, by nature shy and self-effacing, reinvented himself as a fop with issues. Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English; akin to Middle English fobben to deceive, Middle High German voppen

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1590, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fop was in the 15th century
BNC: 35279 COCA: 31256

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