Let's consider today the concept, phenomenon and just the word "dandy". It will be interesting, because brutal men perceive such of their brothers as representatives of the beautiful half of humanity. Fashion is the sphere of women's interests, men think so. But some guys don't agree, which is why dandies exist. Consider the word's origin, meaning and synonyms.
History
You might think that the language partly supports brutal men, but this is nothing more than a coincidence. The word came to us from Polish, where it means "dandy, dodger." In another dictionary compiled by Lev Vasilyevich Uspensky, the word is interpreted even more harshly: "rogue, swindler." The Poles, in turn, borrowed the word from the Czechs, their “dandy” is an abbreviation of the name Frantisek or Francis. By the way, Frantisek is also a hero of folk tales, like our Ivan the Fool. So, despite the name's infamy, it's not that bad. And the dandies have always had a hard time, they had to put up with the misunderstanding of the majority.
Meaning
This is only part of the interpretation. Now it's up to the modern meaning of the word "dandy": "a person who loves to dress up, a dandy." I must say that they mostly talk about men this way.
Again, it attracts like a magnet the question of why the dandies do not want to understand. Maybe it's all about ordinary human envy? What a good hypothesis. After all, a dandy is not only some outfits, it is a certain lifestyle that is simply not affordable for those who look at a fashionista. Although O. Henry also has heroes who work hard all week, and go out on weekends (and even then not every time), dressed up in style. Is it dandies? No, they can't be called that. However, this is a rather deep question, so let's stop here and move on to synonyms.
Synonyms and bonus
The word is not exactly obsolete, but needs support. Therefore, consider the list of those who are able to lend a shoulder to him in difficult times:
- fashion;
- dude;
- dandy;
- dandy;
- dude.
And that's about it. There is only one more interesting word, which is not known whether it can be considered a synonym for dandy or not. In other words, is a metrosexual a dandy? Good question. After all, many are afraid of this word, thinking that it is a matter of sexual orientation. But in fact, a metrosexual is understood as a sexual resident of the capital (metropolitan and sexual), and “sexy” here is more likely not arousing desire, but beautiful, attractive. BUTmetropolitan, because in the capital there are more opportunities to take care of yourself. In general, metrosexuals are found not only in the capital, but also outside it. So the answer to the question posed just above is yes, metrosexual and dandy are synonymous. By the way, the term appeared only in 1994. And if you need a specific example, then this, of course, is David Beckham.
