dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse
(noun) a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
sheik, tribal sheik, sheikh, tribal sheikh, Arab chief
(noun) the leader of an Arab village or family
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sheik (plural sheiks)
The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order.
(some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.
(1920s) A romantic lover. (from the 1921 film The Sheik)
(slang) An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing.
An honorific for specialists in spirituality.
The use for a religious leader is colloquial as a means of respect. There is no official title.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sheik, n. Etym: [Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, fr. shakha to grow or be old.]
Definition: The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. [Written also scheik, shaik, sheikh.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
