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   Jim-dan·dy

   /ˌjimˈdandē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. fine, outstanding, or excellent.

   noun

   • 1. an excellent or notable person or thing.

   Word Origin late 19th century: from the given name Jim (pet form of James) + dandy.

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   What is Jim-Dandy?

   • Definition of jim-dandy. : something excellent of its kind. Other Words from jim-dandy Synonyms Learn More about jim-dandy. Keep scrolling for more.

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   What does Jim Dandy mean?

   • In this noun form, “Jim Dandy” meant simply “an excellent person or thing.” The first verified adjectival use of “Jim Dandy” appeared in a Chicago publication one year later (“George C. Ball came upon the floor yesterday arrayed in a jim-dandy suit of clothes.”). As an adjective it’s used to mean “strikingly fine” or “excellent.”

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   Is a battery a Jim-Dandy of a place?

   • A battery is a jim-dandy of a place. She's a jim-dandy of a little girl! What, that last one hardly sank down before it was taken and this seems to be a jim-dandy of a boy too by the way he pulls.

   JIM-DANDY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › jim-dandyJIM-DANDY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   JIM-DANDY definition: 1. something that is very pleasing or of excellent quality: 2. something that is very pleasing or…. Learn more.

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   adjective. 1. of superior quality; excellent. a jim-dandy sports car. noun. 2. something of superior quality or that is an excellent example of its kind. The new infirmary is a real jim-dandy.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › jim-dandyJIM-DANDY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   JIM-DANDY definition: an excellent or very pleasing person or thing | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

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   6 days ago · jim-dandy (plural jim-dandies) (chiefly US, colloquial) Something that is a very superior example of its kind.

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   noun. someone or something excellent of its kind. “the bike was a jimdandy ”. synonyms: crackerjack, doozy, jimhickey. see more. see less. type of: thing. an entity that is not named specifically.

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   What does the word jim-dandy mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word jim-dandy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English.

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   US, informal. : very fine or excellent. We had a jim-dandy vacation. JIM–DANDY meaning: very fine or excellent.