Looking at smartly dressed, exquisitely combed, with carefully selected fashion accessories young people, you remember handsome goldfinches - dandies. These birds fascinate with bright plumage. By the way, these birds sometimes feel better in comfortable home conditions than in the wild. Just like the dandy boys. These, too, do not go for a walk in a dense forest, but on crowded streets. So to speak, show yourself.
Fifteen names of a dandy
The arrogant, and sometimes stupid heliporter in the 14th century, the French called "petimeter". And after them, the Russians also called their young compatriots of noble origin when they blindly imitated foreign models.
If this subject was not only foppish, but also vulgar, then he was called a dismissive “pshut”.
Lovers to show off, self-satisfied, but empty and meaningless inside called "posh" (this word was also used as a scolding, censure).
Oh, looks like namesthere are no less than outfits in a carefully selected wardrobe of a dandy. The meanings of these words are given in the table.
| Name | What's different |
| Dandy | Strongly follows the appearance and aesthetic behavior |
| Modnik | All over the next fashion (colloquial) |
| Fat | Empty person who likes to show off |
| Frant | Overdressed man |
| Dandy | Defiant, contrary to conventions |
| Firth | Cheery type (disparaging) |
| Modernyaga | Same as mod |
| Show off | Lomaka, poseur, impudent and snob |
| Forsun | The man you don't feed with honey, let me force it |
| Dude | Smart but empty |
| Fertik | Diminutive of "fert" ("dandy") |
What kind of bird is this bachelor?
The study of the etymology of the word "dandy" is a page not yet completed. It is believed that it could be formed from close words of different languages,denoting:
- "loner",
- "lonely",
- "the only one",
- "bachelor",
- "thin".
This word also acts as a zoological term - the names of birds. Here, too, parallels can be found. As tirelessly chirping flyers take care of themselves incessantly, so these funny males “clean their feathers” and dandies, sprinkling speech with buzzwords.
