dandy

A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.

The gallant young Indian dandy at home on furlough — immense dandies these — chained and moustached — driving in tearing cabs, the pillars of the theatres, living at West End Hotels, — […]

No town-bred dandy will compare with a country-bred one—I mean a downright bumpkin dandy–a fellow that, in the dog-days, will mow his two acres in buckskin gloves for fear of tanning his hands.

Something excellent in its class.

A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.

A dandy roller.

A small glass of whisky.

Somebody quite as notorious as Brummell, but whose follies have been far more mischievous; whose eloquence is great, but certainly not always refined; and to whose health many a dandy of whisky has been tossed off.

Like a dandy, foppish.

Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.

That's all fine and dandy, but how much does it cost?

Excellent; first-rate.

What a dandy little laptop you have.

Grip Sures are dandy shoes for anything that comes along. Hiking, climbing, canoeing, around camp or in the gym — you can't have anything better.

A boatman, a rower.

Our Dandees (or boatmen) boyled their rice.

A Shaiva mendicant who carries a small rod.

...the Dandis, distinguished by carrying a small dand or wand...

An open sedan chair formed by suspending a rudimentary frame or strong cloth from a pole or set of poles.

1870, Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming, Good Words, p. 135:

As the darkness closed in... I had to give up the attempt to use the dandy, and struggle on on foot.