bully, bang-up, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, old
(adjective) very good; “he did a bully job”; “a neat sports car”; “had a great time at the party”; “you look simply smashing”; “we had a grand old time”
yawl, dandy
(noun) a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse
(noun) a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dandy (comparative dandier, superlative dandiest)
Like a dandy, foppish.
Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
Excellent; first-rate.
• (like a dandy): See Thesaurus:foppish
• (limited good): all very well, well and good
• (excellent): See Thesaurus:excellent
dandy (plural dandies)
A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
(British, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
A dandy roller.
• (man concerned with appearance): See Thesaurus:dandy
Dandy (plural Dandys)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dandy is the 18609th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1480 individuals. Dandy is most common among White (47.03%) and Black/African American (42.5%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Dan"dy, n.; pl. Dandies. Etym: [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.]
1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
2. (Naut.) (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set. (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also jigger, and mizzen.
3. A dandy roller. See below. Dandy brush, a yard whalebone brush.
– Dandy fever. See Dengue.
– Dandy line, a kind of fishing line to which are attached several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end.
– Dandy roller, a roller sieve used in machines for making paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the paper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
