The earliest record of the word dandy dates back to the late 1700s, in Scottish Song [1]. Since the late 18th century, the word dandy has been rumored to be an abbreviated usage of the 17th-century British jack-a-dandy used to described a conceited man. [ 9 ]

Oct 15, 2013 · “Dandy” was first used between the 1770s and 1780s, but the idea of a dandy began long before with the Greeks, who referred to him in the following fashion: “A ‘vain and shallow fellow.’. The Romans … named him a ‘trifler,’ a ‘silly fellow, &c.’. The Italians declared him a ‘loiterer.’. The French proclaimed him a ‘noddy or ninny.’.

Mar 20, 2014 · Dandies first appeared in the 1790s, and although they may have been little more than clothes-wearing men, by the Regency period many earned at spot at a special table inside an exclusive London gentleman’s club on St. James Street, known as White’s.

Jul 30, 2016 · According to another theory, dandy is an abbreviation of, or a back-formation from, Scottish dandilly, meaning a pet, a darling, and first recorded in a poem by the makar William Dunbar (1460?-1530?); dandilly is also used as an adjective meaning petted, spoiled by being made too much of.

May 22, 2012 · The word dates back to the late 18th century/early 19th centuries. In the Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, published in 1788, Francis Grose describes the dandy: Dandy. That’s the dandy; i.e. the ton, the clever thing. Dandy. grey Russet. A dirty brown. His coat’s dandy grey russet the colour of the Devil’s nutting bag. Dandy. Prat.

Dandy is a name for a man who pays great attention to dress and fashion and often dresses with a flamboyant style. The term was first used in the late eighteenth century, but became better defined in the early nineteenth century.

Feb 16, 2023 · There have always been fashion ‘tribes’, from fops and beaux, bucks and dandies to Goths and punks, but the ‘macaronis’ of the 1760s and 1770s exceeded them all in their dedication to excess and ostentation. In the mid-1760s, Europe had opened up again to English travellers following the end of the Seven Years’ War.

Oct 8, 2021 · Oxford thesaurus dates the origins of the term “Dandy” back to the late 17th century which was a nickname formed from Jack-a-dandy ‘conceited fellow’. It further defines the Dandy as “a man...

1700-1720, Victoria & Albert Museum “The coat, waistcoat and breeches remained the primary ensemble for men’s formal and informal dress throughout the 18th century. This coat dates from the early decades of the 1700s.

Nov 27, 2023 · After a survey of general studies of the dandy, this entry is organized around three historical sections, which mark distinct phases in the development of dandyism. The first runs from 1800 to 1840, the second from roughly 1840 to 1870, and the third from roughly 1870 through the end of the Victorian age.