fop

F4O1P3
UK/fɒp/US/fɑp/

noun

A vain man; a dandy.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

fop1

nounfop (plural fops)

plural fops

  1. datedA vain man; a dandy.

    And she nearly started a fight between two young fops in plumed hats and flouncy collars: "Clay-brained coxcomb!" "Mewling milk-livered maggot!"

    2010, Pseudonymous Bosch, This Isn't What It Looks Like

    Synonyms: dude, dood, macaroni, masher, popinjay, barbermonger, beau, blade

FOP2

nounFOP (countable and uncountable, plural FOPs)

plural FOPs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaeronauticsInitialism of form of payment.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablelawInitialism of freedom of panorama.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedical geneticsInitialism of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
  4. USabbreviationcountablederogatoryinitialismuncountableInitialism of flyover people: individuals who reside between the two coasts of the US, with the exception of a few major cities.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Fraternal Order of Police.
adjectiveFOP (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablebusinessInitialism of free of payment, delivery of securities with no corresponding payment of funds.

FoP3

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismgymnasticsInitialism of field of play.

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nouna man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

Broader
manadult male

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfoppe
  2. 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.

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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

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Cite this entry
APA

fop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fop

MLA

“fop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fop.

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