barbermonger
barbermonger noun: a fop; a dandy.
Noun
barbermonger (plural barbermongers)
- A fop; a dandy.
- Ile make a sop oth' Moonshine of you, you whoreson, Culyenly barbermonger, draw.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- Those who live in this century, have an invincible antipathy to every thing natural an original, and I call for nothing else in justification of this, than any girl of fifteen, and boy of twenty, within hearing of this place--only look at the paint on her cheeks, and observe his dress, the poor...Nov. 20, 1802. "The Censor" in the "Original Essays." section of Boston Weekly Magazine, No. IV, Vol. I., p. 13 co. 2
- Synonyms:
- metrosexual, popinjay, beau, blade, blood, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb, dandy, dike
Synonyms of barbermonger
- metrosexual
- popinjay
- carpet knight
- dandy
- dood
- fashionable
- fast man
- fine gentleman
- fop
- fribble
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Forms of barbermonger
| plural | barbermongers |
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Origin of barbermonger
From barber + monger, literally "one who frequents the barber's shop."
Questions about barbermonger
- What does barbermonger mean?
- Barbermonger means a fop; a dandy.
- What part of speech is barbermonger?
- Barbermonger is a noun.
- What is the plural of barbermonger?
- The plural of barbermonger is barbermongers.
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