fop

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fop^¹

/fɒp/ UK
/fɑp/ US

Rhymes with -ɒp

Where it comes from

From Middle English foppe, fobbe (“fop, fool”), but its origin is unclear. Apparently akin to German German foppen (“to jeer”), also of unclear origin.

noun fops

dated A 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!"
Similar: dude, dood, macaroni, masher, popinjay, barbermonger, beau, blade, blood, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb

FOP^²

noun FOPs

abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of form of payment
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of freedom of panorama
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
US, abbreviation, countable, derogatory, initialism, uncountable Initialism of flyover people: individuals who reside between the two coasts of the US, with the exception of a few major cities.

proper noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Fraternal Order of Police

adjective

abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of free of payment, delivery of securities with no corresponding payment of funds.

FoP^³

noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of field of play

Translations

Every language

noun vain man

Español	petimetre, pisaverde, gomoso, dandi, currutaco, boquirrubio
中文	紈絝子弟 /纨绔子弟 wánkùzǐdì
हिन्दी	छैल chail, दम्भी dambhī, बाँका bā̃kā
Français	bellâtre
Русский	хлыщ xlyšč, щёголь ščógolʹ, пижо́н pižón

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@misc{fop_2026,
  title = {fop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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