fop
Plural: fops
Noun
- a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- A vain man; a dandy.
Verb
Verb Forms: fopped, fopping, fops
- To deceive or trick someone, often with cleverness.
Examples
- His opponent tried to fop him with a fake word, but he quickly challenged it.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English foppe, fobbe (“fop, fool”). Akin to German foppen (“to jeer”).
Synonyms
beau, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fashion plate, gallant, sheik, swell, Jemmy-Jessamy, barbermonger, blade, blood, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb, dike, dood, dudelet, exquisite, fashionable, fast man, fine gentleman, fop, foretop, fribble, go, jack-a-dandy, jetter, macaroni, masher, metrosexual, mignon, petit maître, popinjay, pretty boy, prig, puss-gentleman, smart, spark, spiff, tippy, toff
Scrabble Score: 8
fop: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfop: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fop: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary