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fop
Fop became a pejorative term for a foolish man overly concerned with his appearance and clothes in 17th-century England. Some of the very many similar alternative terms are: "coxcomb",〔The Regencydandy, Lord William Pitt-Lennox, even described someone's public manner as "too coxcombical": Venetia Murray (1998) ''A Social History of the Regency 1788-1830''.〕 fribble, "popinjay" (meaning "parrot"), fashion-monger, and "ninny". "Macaroni" was another term, of the 18th century, more specifically concerned with fashion.
A modern-day fop may also be a reference to a foolish person who is overly concerned about his clothing, luxuries, minor details, refined language and leisurely hobbies. He is generally incapable of engaging in conversations, activities or thoughts without the idealism of aesthetics or pleasures.
== Origins ==
The word "fop" is first recorded in 1440, and for several centuries just meant a fool of any kind; the Oxford English Dictionary notes first use with the meaning of "one who is foolishly attentive to and vain of his appearance, dress, or manners; a dandy, an exquisite" in 1672.〔OED, "Fop, 3." The original sense could also be used of women.〕 An early example of the usage is in the restoration drama ''The Soldier's Fortune'', in which a woman dismisses a potential suitor by saying "Go, you are a fop."〔Otway, ''The Soldier's Fortune'', iii.1.〕
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