Meanings
- CanadaUSinformalnot comparablesimileSynonym of fine and dandy.
Then, with my consent, they politely show me their scars/scabs and we do the hug and the photo and everything is fine and dandy like sour candy.
2016, Hannah Hart, Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded2 more examples
GEORGE BUSH: Well, howdily doodily yourself, there, Ned. This is my wife Barbara. I call her Bar. Would you like some lemonade? NED: Tip top notch! GEORGE BUSH: Okily dokily! NED: Thankily dankily! GEORGE BUSH: Scrump-diddley-eriffic! BOTH: Fine and dandy like sour candy!
1996, The Simpsons (animated TV series), "Two Bad Neighbors" (season 7 episode 13)We had a nice chat, yes we did, and I think they're fine and dandy like sour candy,” she said, giving them a knowing smile, “Did you find out much from your computa-ma-web?”
2014, Jeremy Tyrrell, Adaptation (part 3, page 114)Synonyms: fine and dandy
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of fine and dandy.
Origin
Chosen for the rhyme.
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fine and dandy like sour candy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fine%20and%20dandy%20like%20sour%20candy
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