fancy Dan

noun

Definition of fancy Dannext
as in Beau Brummell

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  1. Beau Brummell
  2. pretty boy
  3. beau
  4. dude
  5. jay
  6. macaroni
  7. gallant
Noun
  • The Incroyables in France and Beau Brummell dandies were satirized by cartoonists for their corseting and groin-centric trouser display.
    Sarah Mower, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Buy the Book From Beau Brummell to Emily Adams Bode, The Men’s Fashion Book documents over 200 years of fashion history by spotlighting the people and brands that have shaped the world of menswear.
    WSJ, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
Definition of Beau Brummell
Noun
  • How to adopt: Interested adopters can meet pretty boy Pepper at the Arizona Humane Society’s South Mountain location.
    The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Austin Butler’s version of Elvis is a sulky pretty boy with smokey-eye makeup, loud silk shirts, and lips the color and texture of bubblegum.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 24 June 2022
Definition of pretty boy
Noun
  • Guests Reba McEntire and her beau, actor Rex Linn, appeared in costume too.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • And though Kermit should definitely play Edward, romantic interest to Elinor (and brother-in-law, yes, weird, but also rife for comedy), for Marianne’s beau, Colonel Brandon, getting another human actor would probably be best.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of beau
Noun
  • There’s a new promo picture going around showing a Dusty Milligan with facial hair (see: above) — and listen, not to besmirch his infinity-pool jawline, but the dude looks so much better with that scruff.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Name Mark Bryan Best known for Lead-guitarist, Hootie & the Blowfish Current city Denver Really want to be in Denver, rocking Fiddler’s Green on tour with my dudes.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of dude
Noun
  • Two plush-crested jay chicks can now be seen at the aviary at the Milwaukee County Zoo.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The alarm calls of Siberian jays can be said to have been partially translated.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of jay
Noun
  • Sauté the filling, add the macaroni, and use the PRESSURE COOK setting on your Instant Pot to cook the ingredients.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
  • On Sunday, several former chapter members gathered at the center over collard greens, chicken thighs and macaroni to celebrate the organization being permanently written into the history books.
    Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of macaroni
Noun
  • Australia's best teams since that golden age - 2017 and 2023 - were gallant and stole victories but ultimately fell short.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The only person Lorelei knows must be innocent is her longtime academic rival, the insufferably gallant and maddeningly beautiful Sylvia von Wolff.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of gallant
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