Meanings
fop1
FOP2
plural FOPs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablelawInitialism of freedom of panorama.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedical geneticsInitialism of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Fraternal Order of Police.
FoP3
- abbreviationinitialismgymnasticsInitialism of field of play.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA vain man; a dandy.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishfoppe
- Englishfop
From Middle English foppe, fobbe (“fop, fool”), but its origin is unclear. Apparently akin to German German foppen (“to jeer”), also of unclear origin.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian конте
- конте (konte)vain man
Chinese Mandarin 紈絝子弟 /纨绔子弟
- 紈絝子弟 /纨绔子弟 (wánkùzǐdì)vain man
Czech parádník, fintil
- parádníkvain man
- fintilvain man
- dandyvain man
Finnish keikari
- keikarivain man
French bellâtre
- bellâtrevain man
Hindi छैल, दम्भी
- छैल (chail)vain man
- दम्भी (dambhī)vain man
- बाँका (bā̃kā)vain man
Irish aibhseoir, baothán
- aibhseoirvain man
- baothánvain man
- gaigevain man
- scóitséirvain man
Latin formaster
- formastervain man
Polish fircyk, elegancik
- fircykvain man
- elegancikvain man
Russian хлыщ, щёголь
- хлыщ (xlyšč)vain man
- щёголь (ščógolʹ)vain man
- пижо́н (pižón)vain man
Spanish petimetre, pisaverde
- petimetrevain man
- pisaverdevain man
- gomosovain man
- dandivain man
- currutacovain man
- boquirrubiovain man
- lechuguinovain man
Swedish sprätt
- sprättvain man
Yiddish רודף־כּבֿוד
- רודף־כּבֿוד (roydef-koved)vain man
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with fop
All rhymes →Cite this entry
fop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fop
“fop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fop. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fop.
Source: fop on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.