dandification

noun

dandification

noun

UK, US /ˌdæn.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology From dandy + -ification.

1

The condition or state of a man who is overly concerned about his clothes and appearance.

  • About twenty young men in varying states of dilapidation and dandification sat and sprawled around a table covered in green baize.2010, Graham Robb, Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris, page 122:
Related terms
dandify, dandy

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