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Definition of dandy in Spanish:
dandy
masculine noun
- 1
Dandi.
Origin
Préstamo (s. XIX) del francés dandy y este del inglés dandy, de origen incierto; probablemente elisión de (Jack-a-)dandy 'petimetre'. Dandy quizá surge como hipocorístico escocés de Andrew y se aplicaba a finales del siglo XVIII y principios del siglo XIX en la frontera entre Inglaterra y Escocia a jóvenes vestidos de manera excéntrica; durante el primer tercio del siglo XIX se emplea en Londres con el significado de 'exquisito, elegante'
Usage
Se pronuncia ‘dandi’ El plural es dandis La Real Academia Española recomienda el uso de la forma españolizada dandi
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