"jack-a-dandy" meaning in English

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      "glosses": [
        "A little dandy; a little foppish impertinent fellow."
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        "(archaic) A little dandy; a little foppish impertinent fellow."
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      "glosses": [
        "A small patch of light reflected from a shiny surface onto another surface such as a wall or ceiling."
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          "wall",
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          "ceiling",
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        "(New Zealand) A small patch of light reflected from a shiny surface onto another surface such as a wall or ceiling."
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      "glosses": [
        "A little dandy; a little foppish impertinent fellow."
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        "(archaic) A little dandy; a little foppish impertinent fellow."
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        "A small patch of light reflected from a shiny surface onto another surface such as a wall or ceiling."
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        "(New Zealand) A small patch of light reflected from a shiny surface onto another surface such as a wall or ceiling."
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