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Meaning of "fop" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FOP

Related to German foppen to trick.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FOP

fop  [fɒp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fop is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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", fribble, "popinjay", 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 and incapable of engaging in intellectual conversations, activities or thoughts.

Definition of fop in the English dictionary

The definition of fop in the dictionary is a man who is excessively concerned with fashion and elegance.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOP

footwall
footway
footwear
footweary
footwell
footwork
footworn
footy
foozle
foozler
fopling
fopperies
foppery
foppish
foppishly
foppishness
for
for a certainty
for a giggle
for a kickoff

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOP

cop
crop
desktop
develop
drop
hip-hop
hoop
hop
laptop
loop
over the top
over-the-top
Photoshop
pop
scoop
shop
shut up shop
stop
top
workshop

Synonyms and antonyms of fop in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FOP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fop» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fop

Translation of «fop» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOP

Find out the translation of fop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fop» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

FOP
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

petimetre
570 millions of speakers

English

fop
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बांका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غندورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

щеголь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fop
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খাঁজাখাঁ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dandy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fop
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気取り屋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

맵시 꾼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fop
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người vênh vang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

FOP
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

züppe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vanesio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

FOP
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щеголь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

FOP
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιμοκόντορος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

FOP
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fop
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

FOP
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fop

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOP»

The term «fop» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.807 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fop» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fop» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fop

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOP»

Discover the use of fop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Professional XML Development with Apache Tools: Xerces, ...
This code-intensive guide to the tools in the Apache XML Project most used by Java developers aims to familiarize developers with the capabilities of the Apache tools, and to demonstrate professional techniques for using the tools in ...
Theodore W. Leung, 2004
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The Restoration fop: gender boundaries and comic ...
This study illustrates the social, cultural, and sexual variables which went into the fop's comic characterization, as well as acting as a model for individual character analysis on the Restoration stage.
Andrew P. Williams, 1995
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Connective Tissue and Its Heritable Disorders: Molecular, ...
Differential mRNA and protein expression of several BMP pathway components, including BMP antagonists, has been examined in FOP-derived and control cells to try and uncover additional clues to the identity of the genetic defect in FOP ...
Peter M. Royce, Beat Steinmann, 2003
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The Living Age ...
gloves up to his elbows, and his periwig more exactly curled than a lady's head newly dressed for a ball." At last, in the third act, when curiosity has been raised to a fever, the fop appears. He is introduced to a group of ladies and gentlemen of ...
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Pediatric Bone: Biology & Diseases
Replacement of bone marrow stem cells through bone marrow transplantation has been suggested as a possible cure for FOP. Clinical observations of an FOP patient who had bone marrow transplantation for the treatment of intercurrent ...
Francis H. Glorieux, John M. Pettifor, Harald Jüppner, 2012
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Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, ...
After maintaining close relations with the National Rifle Association for many years, the FOP became increasingly troubled by the NRA's opposition to any gun control regulation and in 1994 supported the Brady Bill. The FOP does not have an ...
Gregg Lee Carter, 2002
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Proceedings of 17th All India Manufacturing Technology : ...
The model selected includes the effect of main variables and first order interactions of all variables. It is a portion of power series polynomial , expressed as follows: Y = bn + b (Frp) + n -- (Frp.FSp) + b, (Frp.Ct) b (Frp. Fop.Ct) + b, (Fop) + b, (Ct) ...
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The Analytical Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon
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Benjamin Davidson, Samuel and sons Bagster, 1848
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A Preliminary Psychometric Analysis of the Functional ...
Few authors report comprehensive psychometric data for their acquired brain injury (ABI) outcome indices (e.g., items analyses, test-retest reliability, survivor-proxy agreement, internal consistency, convergent validity).
John Ryan Price, 2007
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The red, white & blue monster song book, ed. by J. Diprose
THE LONDON FOP. J. HERBERT.] [J. HARKOWAY. Musical Tolkien's. SWEET maids, to you I must appeal, I hope you will excuse The little nonsense I reveal In this my foppish muse. Now some delight in vain parade, Or displaying at a hop, ...
John Diprose, 1860

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fop is used in the context of the following news items.
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Beaver Valley FOP presents colors at PNC Park - Timesonline.com …
The Beaver Valley FOP Lodge #4 Honor Guard walks off the the field at PNC Park after presenting the nation's colors during the National Anthem at the Pirate's ... «Timesonline.com, Jul 15»
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Marshalltown FOP fundraising effort under way
The Marshalltown Fraternal Order of Police - a benevolent association of Marshalltown Police Officers - has started its annual fundraising drive ... «Marshalltown Times Republican, Jul 15»
3
FOP report details sampling of firsthand officer accounts from riots
FOP contends that officers were ordered not to engage rioters, even while officers on the line were being assaulted with rocks and bottles. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
4
FOP responds to Bike the Bend decision to cancel future - Fox 28 …
They believe the low number of officers was due to an effort from the South Bend Fraternal Order of the Police (FOP) instructing their members ... «Fox 28, Jul 15»
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Rawlings-Blake responds to FOP report on Baltimore unrest
“It is disappointing that the FOP continues to issue baseless and false information instead of working with us to find solutions that will protect our ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
6
FOP releases its 'after action report' on the rioting
The Fraternal Order of Police released its "after action report" on the police response to rioting in the city, including recommendations for how ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
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FOP challenges naming ofofficers in shootings
The union contends that Ramsey's disclosure policy was implemented "without negotiating with or securing the approval of the FOP.". «Philly.com, Jul 15»
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FOP responds to Lumon May's apology
UPDATE, 9:50 p.m.: Jeffery Brown, the president of the Fraternal Order of Police No. 71, has responded to Lumon May's apology letter:. «Pensacola News Journal, Jun 15»
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FOP donates iPads to burglarized W. Phila. school
"We're hoping the FOP's reward will spark interest" in tipping from the local community, said Lt. John Walker of Southwest Detectives. «Philly.com, Jun 15»
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Controversial FOP letter received vote before release
(WHAS11) – New information has been released on the controversial letter from the River City FOP that caused outrage in the community. «WHAS 11.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Fop [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fop>. Apr 2024 ».
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