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jack-a-dandy

[ jak-uh-dan-dee ]

/ ˌdʒæk əˈdæn di /

noun, plural jack-a-dan·dies. Older Use.

dandy(def 1).

Origin of jack-a-dandy

First recorded in 1625–35; Jack + a³ + dandy

OTHER WORDS FROM jack-a-dandy

jack-a-dan·dy·ism, noun

Words nearby jack-a-dandy

jack tar, jack the ripper, jack towel, jack truss, jack up, jack-a-dandy, jack-by-the-hedge, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, jack-in-office, jack-in-the-box, jack-in-the-green

Example sentences from the Web for jack-a-dandy

You're the contempt of the whole court, you are—you jack-a-dandy!

Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. |Samuel Warren
Because they're in the next room, and the door's shut; that's vy, my jack-a-dandy!

Jack Sheppard, Vol. I (of III) |W. Harrison Ainsworth