dandydom
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]dandydom (uncountable)
- The realm or sphere of dandies.
- 1858, The Rambler, page 191:
- It constitutes, as it were, the dandydom, the fine-ladydom, the ornamental portion of the denomination to which it belongs; the ribbons, and false flowers, and tinsel, and spangles, and gimcracks of the old lady's cap.