dandify
(verb) dress like a dandy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dandify (third-person singular simple present dandifies, present participle dandifying, simple past and past participle dandified)
To dress as, or to adopt the style of, a dandy.
• dandyize
Source: Wiktionary
Dan"di*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dandified; p. pr. & vb. n. Dandifying.] Etym: [Dandy + -fy.]
Definition: To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
