"Dapper Dan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dapper Dans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Dapper Dan}} Dapper Dan (plural Dapper Dans)
  1. (informal) A man who dresses and is groomed in a fancy, elegant, or fastidious manner. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People, Personality Related terms: Alibi Ike, doubting Thomas, Gentleman Jim, gloomy Gus, good-time Charlie, nervous Nellie, plain Jane, Silent Sam Translations (A man who dresses in a fancy, elegant, or fastidious manner.): франт (frant) [masculine] (Bulgarian)

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